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Friday, March 26, 2010 – The Hopper Star

Something was up –

It was one of those days in the neighborhood – "Dennis Hopper took what may be his final bow Friday as his star was dedicated on Hollywood's Walk of Fame."

It is long way from where he was born, in Dodge City, in Kansas, and a long way from the knife fight with James Dean up at the observatory, in Rebel Without a Cause. And now Dennis Hopper is seventy-three and dying of cancer. So he gets his star on the Walk of Fame:

"Easy Rider" co-star Jack Nicholson stood behind Hopper as Hollywood star number 2,403 was revealed with Hopper's name in front of the Egyptian Theater. Other stars on hand included director David Lynch and singers Johnny Mathis and Dwight Yoakam.

And Strider was there. You know – Aragorn, Viggo Mortensen. He took time off from the movie he's now filming – playing Sigmund Freud in "The Talking Cure" – and gave the big speech. All in all it was an odd day.

Dennis Hopper receives his star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Friday, March 26, 2010 - Camera

Dennis Hopper receives his star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Friday, March 26, 2010 - Camera Set Up

Jack Nicholson –

Viggo Mortensen –

The slick host from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce –

Dennis Hopper receives his star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Friday, March 26, 2010

A studio executive speaks –

Dennis Hopper –

The speech about Hopper –

Dennis Hopper receives his star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Friday, March 26, 2010 - Viggo Mortensen speaks

Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge – District 4 (Hollywood) – who looks a lot like Rush Limbaugh – declares it Dennis Hopper Day in Los Angeles.

And the certificate –

Dennis Hopper receives his star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Friday, March 26, 2010 - Television Truck

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Technical Note:

These photographs were taken with a Nikon D200 – the lenses used were AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or AF Nikkor 70-300 mm telephoto. The high-resolution photography here was modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software.


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