HOLLYWOOD, CA — Since its completion in 1961 — when visitors began walking on the original 1,558 stars on Tinseltown's sidewalks — the Hollywood Walk of Fame has added over 1,000 new stars.

Carrie Fisher is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a May the Fourth tribute to one of the Star Wars franchise’s most beloved figures. On Thursday, Fisher – who died in 2016 ...