On this day, May 20, 1946, singer Cher, the great-granddaughter of Placerita homesteader Frank Walker, was born in El Centro, California. Born Cheryl Sarkisian, the world-famous superstar reminisced about her Santa Clarita Valley connections in her autobiography. “My Grandma Lynda; she was only thirty-two in this picture. She’s beautiful, isn’t she, like a Gypsy. I’m on my way to a ...

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