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Announcing the 2008 California Hall of Fame Inductees!

The California Museum's Hall of Fame for the third year has compiled a list of notable and legendary Californians who have made extraordinary achievements in the fields of music, architecture, art, literature, politics, science, cinema, fitness and food. The California Museum is proud to welcome these outstanding individuals to the institution and we look forward to the induction ceremony, which is guaranteed to be entertaining and inspirational.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver will present each inductee with the Spirit of California medal on Monday, December 15th, 2008.

And the inductees are:

• 
  Dave
  Brubeck
• 
  Jane
  Fonda
• 
  Theodor
  Geisel
• 
  Robert
  Graham
• 
  Quincy
  Jones
• 
  Jack
  LaLanne
• 
  Dorothea
  Lange
• 
  Julia
  Morgan
• 
  Jack
  Nicholson
• 
  Linus
  Pauling
• 
  Leland
  Stanford
• 
  Alice
  Waters

 

Dave Brubeck -- Internationally-acclaimed jazz musician

Jane Fonda -- Two-time Oscar winning actress, fitness pioneer and activist

Theodor Geisel -- Dr. Seuss! The beloved children's author

Robert Graham -- World renowned artist

Quincy Jones -- Legendary music producer and humanitarian

Jack Lalanne -- Godfather of the American fitness movement

Dorothea Lange -- Groundbreaking documentary photographer

Julia Morgan -- Hearst Castle mastermind and California's first female architect

Jack Nicholson -- Three-time Oscar-winning actor and legend

Linus Pauling -- Double Nobel Prize winner and peace icon

Leland Stanford -- Influential California Governor, Stanford University founder and industrialist

Alice Waters -- Pioneering chef and mother of a culinary revolution in California

The 2008 California Hall of Fame is made possible through the generous contributions of its corporate partners, Chevron and Accenture. These presenting sponsors care deeply about the Museum and about California, and we thank them.

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