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Nicholson, Seuss new Calif. Hall of Famers

Actor Jack Nicholson tooks to the audience after receiving a Spirit of California Medal from California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the 2008 California Hall of Fame, in Sacramento, California, on December 15, 2008. Nicholson and 11 other Californians were inducted into The California Museum's California Hall of Fame. (UPI Photo/The California Museum)

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Published: Dec. 16, 2008 at 12:50 PM

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Jane Fonda, Quincy Jones, Jack Nicholson and the late Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel were among those inducted into the California Hall of Fame Monday night.

Also inducted by California Gov. and former film star Arnold Schwarzenegger, and First Lady Maria Shriver during the ceremony at The California Museum in Sacramento were Dave Brubeck, Robert Graham, Jack LaLanne, Dorothea Lange, Julia Morgan, Linus Pauling, Leland Stanford and Alice Waters.

The California Museum's California Hall of Fame is a program created by Shriver to celebrate Californians "who embody the state's spirit of inspiration and innovation," the museum said.

Topics: Alice Waters, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack LaLanne, Jack Nicholson, Jane Fonda, Leland Stanford, Linus Pauling, Quincy Jones, Robert Graham

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