<P> Ten inventors have stars on the Walk: George Eastman (as mentioned); Thomas Edison, inventor of the first true film projector and holder of numerous patents related to motion - picture technology; Lee de Forest, inventor of the vacuum tube, which made radio and TV possible, and Phonofilm, which made sound movies possible; Merian C. Cooper, co-inventor of the Cinerama process; Herbert Kalmus, inventor of Technicolor; Auguste and Louis Lumière, inventors of important components of the motion picture camera; Mark Serrurier, inventor of the technology used for film editing; Hedy Lamarr, co-inventor of a frequency - hopping radio guidance system that was a precursor to Wi - Fi networks and cellular telephone systems; and Ray Dolby, co-developer of the video tape recorder and inventor of the Dolby noise reduction system . </P> <P> A few star recipients moved on after their entertainment careers to political notability . Two US presidents, Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump, have stars on the Walk . Reagan is also one of two Governors of California with a star; the other is Arnold Schwarzenegger . One U.S. senator (George Murphy) and two members of the U.S. House of Representatives (Helen Gahagan and Sonny Bono) have stars . Ignacy Paderewski, who served as Prime Minister of Poland between the World Wars, is the only European head of government represented . Film and stage actor Albert Dekker served one term in the California State Assembly during the 1940s, which was notable for his outspoken public criticism of Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communism demagoguery, leading to his blacklisting . </P> <P> In 1978, in honor of his 50th anniversary, Mickey Mouse became the first animated character to receive a star . Other animated recipients are Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Woody Woodpecker, Snow White, Tinker Bell, Winnie - the - Pooh, Shrek, The Simpsons, the Rugrats, and Snoopy . The star inscribed Charlie Tuna honors not the animated advertising mascot, but Art Ferguson, the long - time radio personality and game show announcer . </P> <P> Other fictional characters on the Walk include the Munchkins (as mentioned), two individual Muppets (Kermit the Frog and Big Bird) and the Muppets as a group, one monster (Godzilla), and three non-animated canine characters (Strongheart, Lassie, and Rin Tin Tin). </P>

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