Palm Springs in popular culture

The resort towns of Palm Springs, California and other communities in the Coachella Valley, as a filming location, topical setting, and storyline subject for films, television shows, literature, and music, are frequently featured in popular culture. Besides Palm Springs, other nearby communities include Bermuda Dunes, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Mecca, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, and the Salton Sea. All are in Riverside County, southern California. This list focuses on the popular cultures of literature and music.

Topical setting or storyline

Literature

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Listed alphabetically by title, series, author last name.

Folklore and remembrances

Poetry

Young adult and children's literature

Magazines

Films and television

Music and audio

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Listed by earliest date of production or performance.

Cahuilla Indian legends and lore

Filming location

One of the first significant films shot in Palm Springs was Frank Capra's 1937 Lost Horizon, with scenes filmed in Tahquitz Canyon.[71][nb 24]

For a list of movies and television programs filmed in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley area, see: List of films shot in Palm Springs, California.

Notes

  1. Castles Burning was adopted into the 1986 film Slow Burn.
    It was translated and published in:
    • French as La Déchirure, with Simone Hilling, (1981). Paris: Gallimard. ISBN 978-2070488421. OCLC 461879732
    • Italian as Maledette Chimere, (1982). Milan: Arnolodo Mondadori. OCLC 59328089
    • Spanish as Castillos Ardiendo, with Carlos Milla Soler, (1985). Barcelona: Laia. ISBN 978-8472229693. OCLC 804864715
  2. Fast Fade was translated and published in:
    • German as Ein schneller Abgang, with Uwe Anton, (1987). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei Lübbe. ISBN 978-3404190706. OCLC 835082747
    • Italian as Sotto mentite spoglie, with Ombretta Giumelli, (1989). Milano: Arnoldo Mondadori. OCLC 839266243
    • Japanese as 消失のシナリオ/Shōshitsu no shinario, with 木村二郎 / Jiro Kimura, (1988). Tokoyo: Hayakawa Book. ISBN 978-4150015220. OCLC 836792549
  3. "Lady Smith" was made into the 1936 movie Palm Springs. See: Palm Springs at the TCM Movie Database and Palm Springs at the American Film Institute Catalog.
  4. The Last Seduction was translated and published in French as Orgueil et jalousie (2001). Paris: Harlequin. ISBN 978-2280107853. OCLC 468677205 and Greek as Hē teleutaia synantēsē (1996). Athēna: Charlenik Hellas. OCLC 222165683.
  5. Where the Boys Are was translated and published in Spanish as Donde están los chicos, with Montserrat Triviño, (2005). Barcelona: Egales. ISBN 978-8488052001. OCLC 64428779, 433300383
  6. Moody Forever was translated and published in:
    • French as Un éternel Moody, with Frank Reichert, (2001). Nantes: Atalante. ISBN 978-2841721597. OCLC 406716739
    • Japanese as 探偵はいつも憂鬱 / Tantei wa itsumo yūutsu, with 真崎義博 / Yoshihiro Masaki. 早川書房. ISBN 978-4151730023. OCLC 675701264, 675808898
  7. Moving Target was translated and published in:
    • German as Gefährliches Erbe: Roman, with Ingrid Klein (2003). München: Goldmann Verlag. pp. 478. ISBN 978-3442356225. OCLC 56494658
    • Hungarian as Mozgó célpont, with Palkó Ágnes (2002). Budapest: Gabo Kiadó. pp. 461. ISBN 978-9639421264. OCLC 52451994
    • Japanese as Suishou no kane ga naru toki, with Keiko Takata (2002). Tokyo: Sony Magazines. pp. 304. ISBN 978-4789719278. OCLC 69411022
    • Polish as Martwe słowa, with Anna Krawczyk-Łaskarzewska (2002). Warszawa: Amber. pp. 334. ISBN 978-8324131938. OCLC 312713602.
  8. Released at the same time as the movie Palm Springs Weekend
  9. Also published as Wish Upon a Star – (2004). New York: Kensington. ISBN 978-0758203120. OCLC 416214898
  10. Adapted into the film Poodle Springs in 1998
  11. Pulp was translated and published in:
    • Basque as Pulp, with Josu Lartategi (2002). Tafalla (Nafarroa) Txalaparta. pp. 237. ISBN 978-8481362305. OCLC 434311237
    • Dutch as Pulp, with Susan Janssen (1997 & 2002). Amsterdam: Vassallucci. pp. 160. ISBN 978-9050000987. OCLC 68602673 (1997); ISBN 978-9050002158. OCLC 66914551 (2002)
    • Finnish as Salaisuudet, with Eero Mänttäri (1986). Hämeenlinna: Karisto. 310 s. ISBN 978-9512323302. OCLC 57780530
    • Finnish as Pulp, with Markku Into (2000). Turku: Sammakko. 157 s. ISBN 978-9525194098. OCLC 58276923
    • French as Pulp, with Gérard Gueuégan (1995, 1997 & 2010). Paris: Bernard Grasset. pp. 263. ISBN 978-2246501411. OCLC 36657503 (1995); ISBN 978-2253141976. OCLC 465727538, 741395292
    • German as Pulp: Roman, with Carl Weissner and Linda Lee Bukowski, (1995). Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch. ISBN 978-3462024029. OCLC 845115620
    • Hebrew as ספרות זולה / Sifrut zolah, with Hadas Ṿais (2001). אסטרולוג, Hod ha-Sharon: Asṭrolog. pp. 203. OCLC 48419521
    • Italian as Pulp: una storia del xx. secolo, with Luigi Schenoni and Linda Lee Bukowski, (1996). Milano: Feltrinelli. ISBN 978-8807813641. OCLC 845115663
    • Japanese as パルプ / / Parupu, with Motoyuki Shibata; Linda Lee Bukowski; Gakushū Kenkyūsha, (1995). Tōkyō: Gakken. ISBN 978-4054006188. OCLC 845116802
    • Japanese as Parupu, with Motoyuki Shibata (2000). Tōkyō: Shinchōsha. pp. 294. ISBN 978-4102129135. OCLC 44780847
    • Norwegian Bokmål as Pulp: roman, with Sverre Knudsen and Erik Skjeveland (forward) (2006). Laksevåg: Baskerville. 197 s. ISBN 978-8281870024. OCLC 791501342 (2006); ISBN 978-8231400028. OCLC 790172915 (2007)
    • Persian (Farsi) as ʻĀmah pasand, with Peyman Khaksar (1389 [2010]). Tihrān: Nashr-i Chishmah. pp. 198. ISBN 978-9643620417. OCLC 695999618
    • Polish as Szmira, with Tomasz Mirkowicz (1997 & 2002). Warszawa: Noir sur Blanc. pp. 200. ISBN 978-8388459474. OCLC 252249941, 68677737 (2002); ISBN 978-8386743315. OCLC 717161363, 749695977 (1997)
    • Portuguese as Pulp, with Marcos Santarrita (2005). Porto Alegre: LPM. pp. 184. ISBN 978-8525404763. OCLC 45774953
    • Romanian as De duzină, with Cristian Ionescu (2003). Iași, Romania: Polirom. pp. 264. ISBN 978-9736814761. OCLC 60749910
    • Russian as Макулатура / Makulatura (2008). Эксмо, Moskva: Ėksmo. pp. 222. ISBN 978-5699252985. OCLC 224514008
    • Serbian as Šund (1994). Beograd: Haos. pp. 184. OCLC 222421715
    • Serbian/Croatian as Palp, with Flavio Rigonat (2001). Beograd: L.O.M.. pp. 174. ISBN 978-8690103782. OCLC 224642387
    • Spanish as Pulp, with Cecilia Ceriani and Txaro Santoro (1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2009). Barcelona: Anagrama. pp. 199. ISBN 978-8433923578. OCLC 36294046, 37658270, 807617433, 758164153, 273946265, 781698928
    • Swedish as Pulp, with Einar Heckscher (1996 and 1997). Stockholm: PAN/Norstedt. pp. 227. ISBN 978-9119526526. OCLC 185814563 (1996); ISBN 978-9119723116. OCLC 185817505 (1997)
    • Turkish as Pulp, with Melih Katıkol (1995). İstanbul: Parantez yayınları. pp. 172. ISBN 978-9757939146. OCLC 52277944
  12. An Offer He Can't Refuse was translated and published in German as Ein unwiderstehliches Angebot: Roman, with Ursula Walther, (2007). Berlin: Ullstein. ISBN 978-3548266169. OCLC 180875249
  13. The Saint Goes West was adopted into the film The Saint in Palm Springs. See: The Saint in Palm Springs at the American Film Institute Catalog.
  14. Stars was translated and published in:
    • French as La clé du passé (2004, 2007 & 2008). Paris: Harlequin. ISBN 978-2280855099. OCLC 469937917, 470627697, 470953520
    • German as Stars: Roman with Dinka Mrkowatschki (2009). Frankfurt, M.: Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verl. ISBN 978-3596168576. OCLC 312690160
    • Greek as To spiti tēs hēdonēs, with Maria Sakkē (1993). Athēna: Phytrakēs/Ho Typos. pp. 474. ISBN 978-9602461082. OCLC 221527947
    • Italian as Stelle (1998). Milano: Sperling. ISBN 978-8878248755. OCLC 797839288, 225108112
    • Japanese as スターズ / Sutāzu, with Mizuho Ozawa (1994). Tōkyō: Kadokawa shoten. ISBN 978-4042648048. OCLC 774725987
    • Russian as Zvezdy (1993 & 1996). Moskva: Olma-Press. pp. 539. ISBN 978-5873222124. OCLC 37042275, 37042275
    • Spanish as Star's (1993). Barcelona: Grijalbo. pp. 549. ISBN 978-8425325823. OCLC 34272176
    • Spanish as Star's (2003 & 2006). Barcelona: DeBolsillo. ISBN 978-8497598262. OCLC 70243621, 433524244
    • Swedish as Under samma stjärna, with Louise Thulin (1995). Stockholm: Forum. pp. 452. ISBN 978-9137106106. OCLC 38428561
    • Vietnamese as Ngôi sao sinh đôi: tiẻ̂u thuyé̂t: văn học Mỹ, with Kim Bá (1994). Đà Nã̆ng: Nhà xuá̂t bản Đà Nã̆ng. OCLC 64089017
  15. Fugitive Nights was made into a 1993 feature film of the same title. Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert at the TCM Movie Database
    • An interview with Wambaugh by Connie Martinson about Fugitive Nights is available from The Drucker Institute (January 1992). OCLC 535297318
    • Also, Fugitive Nights was translated and published in:
      • Chinese as Ye mu mi zong (1993). Taibei: Shi jie guan. pp. 320. ISBN 978-9578248007. OCLC 222761404
      • Russian as Nochi beglet︠s︡a: roman (1993). Moskva: Tekst. pp. 333. ISBN 978-5871060933. OCLC 32000126
      • Spanish as La Noche del Fugitivo, with Ramón Alonso (1992). Barcelona: Grijalbo. pp. 444. ISBN 978-8425324833. OCLC 34825434, 804732116, 434785602.
  16. The Secrets of Harry Bright was translated and published in Chinese as 沙漠之星 / Sha-mo zhi xing, with Wang Mei (1985). 皇冠出版社, Taibei Shi: Huang guan chu ban she, Minguo 75. pp. 318. OCLC 23816717, 19953139.
  17. While Drowning in the Desert is available as an audiobook from Blackstone Audio (2011) ISBN 978-1441790637. OCLC 718422656 and in French as Noyade au désert (1999 & 2000). Trans. by Philippe Loubat-Delranc. Paris: Gallimard. ISBN 978-2070496549. OCLC 467959217, 409169855
  18. The Winning of Barbara Worth was made into a 1926 silent film of the same title, OCLC 132840159, 318383640, The Winning of Barbara Worth at the American Film Institute Catalog; and a play by Edwin Milton Royle, OCLC 828660703.
  19. From the WorldCat summary: "Holograph journal of trip from San Francisco to New York to Europe, Apr. 22, 1905 – Aug. 12, 1905 and a motor trip to Southern Calif. resorts Mar. 2–10, 1935."
  20. Me Cheeta was translated and published in Hebrew as אני צ׳יטה : האוטוביוגרפיה / Ani Ts'iṭah: ha-oṭobiyografyah, with Yaʻel Akhmon (2011). Yehudah: Kineret: Zemorah-Bitan. p. 317. ISBN 978-9655178869. OCLC 704511984.
  21. Partial abstract: Examines the history and activities of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
  22. Desert Blues was translated and published in German as Desert Blues: Roman, with Rainer Schmidt, (1996 & 1998). Frankfort am Main: Eichborn. ISBN 978-3821803968. OCLC 770696085, 75651639, 75943789
  23. A 45 RPM EP of Palm Springs Weekend was released in France under the title Les Dingues Sont Lachės, with the songs "Live Young", "Hurricane Twist", Ox Driver", and "A Little Bit of Love". Warner Bros France WEP 1434; UN n' ED 1519-1; ASIN B0059WY64K
  24. Capra himself is buried at the Coachella Valley Public Cemetery near Indio.

See also

References

  1. Classic Crime Fiction: Clifford Knight Bibliography
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 For commentary on this book, see: Wild, Peter (2011). Paradise of Desire: Eleven Palm Springs Novels. Tucson, AZ: Estate of Peter Wild. p. 281. OCLC 748584112.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Robinson, Nancy (1992). Palm Springs History Handbook. Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Public Library. p. 11. OCLC 31595834. ISBN 978-0030476211. OCLC 729778932, 5824419
  4. "Fire: a drama in three acts". Playbook. 2 (5–7). Oct–Dec 1914. OCLC 17287569, 593527817. Performed as an outdoor pageant at Tahquitz Canyon in 1921. Culver, Lawrence (2012) [2010]. The Frontier of Leisure: Southern California and the Shaping of Modern America. Oxford University Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0199891924. OCLC 464581464, 811404022
  5. 1 2 3 Wild, Peter (2007). The Grumbling Gods: a Palm Springs Reader. Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0874808995. LCCN 2007015086. OCLC 122974473, 608203796, 608020250
  6. Kindle editions only: Part 1. pp. 21. ASIN B004QGYBJ0; Part 2. pp. 21. ASIN B004S7A5WE; Part 3. pp. 25. ASIN B004SY9JVU. (Part 4 ("They Came"). pp. 26. ASIN B004VGX4U2; Part 5 ("Red Rum Rug"). pp. 16. ASIN B0056BLG4C)
  7. The book describes a murder committed by Andrea Claire, a 39-year-old former aspiring actress and call girl. See: Lyons, Arthur; Funk, Stuart (illustrations). "The Black Widow of Rancho Mirage". Palm Springs Life.. Also see: Deadly Women: Season 6, "Brides of Blood"
  8. "Elaine Chaddick, 88". Chicago Tribune. June 8, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  9. See: Chapter "A Visit to Palm Springs"; Also available at: Ethel Twycross Foster. Little Tales of The Desert at Project Gutenberg
  10. Betty and Veronica Comic Digest Magazine, ISSN 0886-134X, OCLC 24499388, 12680360
  11. Palm Springs at the TCM Movie Database and Palm Springs at the American Film Institute Catalog
  12. OCLC 497633386, 638207996
  13. OCLC 83095423, 497562353, 83981939
  14. OCLC 497358162
  15. Slim Gaillard at AllMovie. Slim Gaillard at the Internet Movie Database; Recordings of "Palm Springs Jump" performed by Slim Gaillard & His Flat Foot Floogie Boys include:
  16. OCLC 780294196
  17. Missouri Public Libraries (MOBIUS) LCCN 93-715629. OCLC 13167082
  18. New York: DRG Theater OCLC 44677203
  19. Library of Congress data: LCCN 91-757869. Also, in 1976 Jack Fascinato, his Jack Fascinato Singers, and Toni Mulleanaux also recorded The Jack Fascinato Singers Sing a Song of Tennis at Palm Springs. Lincoln (LI-911). LCCN 94-760529. ASIN B005MEZF1I
  20. Taped in Palm Springs. Credits include: Bill Colleran (producer & director); Johnny Bradford (writer); Frank Sinatra; Ella Fitzgerald; Peter Lawford; Juliet Prowse; Hermione Gingold; Red Norvo; Nelson Riddle and his orchestra; Sammy Cahn; Jimmy Van Heusen; and The Hi-Lo's. Hobart Productions. OCLC 58470954 and TV.com: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra
  21. Library of Congress data: LCCN 91-757467
  22. OCLC 17870883, 6456877 ASIN B001T96FW8
  23. OCLC 498512437, Paul Evans at the Internet Movie Database, and Palm Springs Weekend at the American Film Institute Catalog
  24. The Honey Pot: Original Motion Picture Score. Universal City, CA: MCA Classics. OCLC 20325955
  25. OCLC 1999291, 1999459
  26. Library of Congress data: LCCN 95-776970
  27. Audio CD released in 2012 by New Gold Music, NGM-0045, ASIN B00919213A
  28. Hoboken, NJ: Hoboken Records. OCLC 702663770
  29. Rockin' the Night Away at the Internet Movie Database. UPC 082551070220
  30. Kozinn, Allan (February 16, 2000). "Ervin Litkei, 78, Composer Of Many Patriotic Marches". New York Times. p. Arts. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  31. Library of Congress data: LCCN 94-771137
  32. 1995 VHS recording OCLC 36314444 (Leonard Reed); Palm Springs Yacht Club version made available in 2003 ASIN B0026O9PXG and ASIN B000CA6ZQ6
  33. Carrboro, NC: Mammoth Records. OCLC 39764519
  34. UPC 645185000324. OCLC 49417842
  35. ASIN B000V94632
  36. UPC 5012814060076
  37. Original cast recording; Mark Savage (book, lyrics and music). Enchanted Cottage Studios; Los Angeles, CA: Belva Records. "The Pinafore, flagship of the new gay navy, is docked in Palm Springs.... – Container. OCLC 52753483
  38. ASIN B00005CP0E
  39. ASIN B000060P39
  40. T and N Productions: ASIN B000CA6QJC
  41. Universal City, CA: Universal Music & Video. OCLC 52548546
  42. Radio Flyer Music. ISBN 978-0976152903. OCLC 589077683
  43. Brooklyn, NY: Centaur. OCLC 786267874
  44. Label: CDBY – ASIN B003N7G8KS
  45. ASIN B000CADBBI
  46. Camp Burlesque at the Internet Movie Database
  47. ASIN B0054ERUCS
  48. ASIN B0085VA1OG
  49. ASIN B000U5WDGO
  50. "Album dedicated to the Angel on the Mountain in Palm Springs..." ASIN B000E5OACK
  51. ASIN B008VPVJC4
  52. ASIN B000GBE5NQ
  53. Canada: Remstar Interaction: Distribution Select. OCLC 789685003
  54. ASIN B0012PAKEI
  55. ASIN B000NIIX1W
  56. MTV discography: Label: Switchback Productions; Audio CDs: CDBY label – 2007: ASIN B000MXP7IA; 2009: ASIN B0028ER6ZS
  57. ASIN B0019JA7TK
  58. Costa Mesa, CA: Volcom Entertainment. OCLC 185709001
  59. Pinko Records OCLC 318462969, 316838379, 760096799
  60. ASIN B003BMUZH2
  61. Accidental. OCLC 795776662
  62. Metrolyrics
  63. Record Store Day; OCLC 758848973
  64. Chapel Hill, NC: Merge Records. OCLC 726815581
  65. ASIN B008U8I3EO
  66. ASIN B005HEENU2
  67. ASIN B001F3CRHU
  68. OCLC 498384972; composed and recorded for the Chamber of Commerce, a recording sung by Dean Martin is in Howser, Huell (September 27, 2002). "O'Donnell House (36)". Palm Springs Week. Chapman University Huell Howser Archive. from 21:20–23:56.
  69. Label: DW – DW-1180; ASIN B003NXEQ9W
  70. No label; ASIN B004C3WCHU
  71. Lost Horizon at the American Film Institute Catalog

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