'Doctor to the Stars' Honored In Palm Springs

PALM SPRINGS, CA — "Doctor to the Stars" Charles Supple will be awarded the 472nd star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars, city officials announced Tuesday.

Supple will be formally given the honor on Dec. 6.

"We are honored to recognize and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Charles Supple," Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce CEO Nona Watson said in a statement.

Supple relocated to the Coachella Valley in 1967, beginning his medical career in the Palm Springs Medical Clinic on Sunrise and Vista Chino, which expanded into the Palm Springs Medical Center.

He earned his "Doctor to the Stars" nickname for treating stars such as William Holden, Red Skelton and Steve McQueen, according to the statement.

The doctor was president of the United Way of the Desert and founded the Palm Springs Academy of Medicine. Supple also served as a trustee of Blue Cross of Southern California.

An avid sportsman, Supple won multiple tournaments at the historic Racquet Club and Tennis Club, bringing tennis events to Palm Springs as a co-founder of the American Medical Tennis Association. Additionally, he was the Dinah Shore Gold Tournament's official physician.