Above: another nice cover for The Revolt of Mamie Stover. The femme fatale, painted by an uncredited artist, looks like she’s hiding something behind her back. Could it be destruction of the ruling class? This is a book we discussed in exhaustive detail a while back.
1960—Woodward Gets First Star on Walk of Fame
Actress Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Los Angeles sidewalk at Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street that serves as an outdoor entertainment museum. Woodward was one of 1,558 honorees chosen by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in 1958, when the proposal to build the sidewalk was approved. Today the sidewalk contains more than 2,300 stars.