Edna Purviance Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Petition
November 2nd, 2007 by Andre Soares
"It is not an easy task with so many stars nominated each year. The cost is also high at $15,000 for a star on the Walk of Fame. But names need to be gathered to show interest in the project, as well."
The above quote was taken from ednapurviance.org, a site dedicated to, well, Edna Purviance.
On the site, there’s a petition requesting the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to grant Edna Purviance a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sure, why not, you say — but who is Edna Purviance (pronounced pur-VEYE-ance)?
Edna Purviance was Charles Chaplin’s leading lady in numerous shorts, and his star in A Woman of Paris, a 1923 drama he directed. Purviance is, in fact, quite good in the film, in which she plays a sweet young thing who ends up as the mistress of a wealthy Parisian. In my opinion, that’s also Chaplin’s best work as a director. (I’m not at all crazy about his comedies.)
The petition can be found here.
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