Daily Bruin - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Listed chronologically

  • Ralph Bunche (1903 or 1904–1971), political scientist, diplomat and recipient of the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize.
  • William E. Forbes (1906?–1999), class of 1927, president of the Southern California Music Co. and a regent of the University of California.
  • Gilbert A. Harrison (1915–2008), class of 1935, editor of the New Republic magazine.
  • Togo Tanaka (1916–2009), editor of the Rafu Shimpo newspaper, later sent to the Manzanar internment camp.
  • Flora Lewis (1918–2002), class of 1939, foreign correspondent and columnist.
  • Frank Mankiewicz (1924– ), class of 1947, screenwriter, regional director of the Peace Corps, press attache for Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and a vice president of Hill and Knowlton public relations firm.
  • Ben Shapiro {1984-}, class of 2004,conservative commentator, attorney, radio talk show host.
  • Clancy Sigal (1926– ), class of 1950, writer.
  • Bill Stout (1927–1989), KNXT-TV newsman.
  • Gene Frumkin (1928–2007), class of 1951, journalist, poet and professor.
  • Martin A. (Marty) Sklar (1934– )), vice chairman and principal creative executive for Walt Disney Imagineering.
  • Fredy Perlman (1934–1985), class of 1955, author, publisher and activist.
  • Jerry Farber (1935– ), English professor and author of The Student as Nigger.
  • Tony Auth (1942– ), class of 1965, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
  • David Shaw (1943–2005), class of 1965, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for the Los Angeles Times who was known for his media criticism.
  • Harry Shearer (1943– ), actor and writer
  • Sondhi Limthongkul (1947– ), Thai journalist and opposition leader.
  • Steve Hartman (sportscaster) (1958– ), sportscaster for KLAC Radio and KCBS Television
  • Frank Spotnitz (1960– ), executive producer of the X-Files.
  • Doug Chiang (1962– ), design director of "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" and "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" at LucasFilm. Academy Award winner 1993.

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