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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