Manual Arts High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Jon Arnett, football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, class of 1952
• Gus Arriola, cartoonist and creator of Gordo, class of 1935
• Verna Arvey, musician and writer
• Roy L. Ash (1918–2012), president of Litton Industries, budget director
• Paul Blair (baseball), professional baseball player, Yankees, Orioles, Reds
• Lyman Bostock, professional baseball player, class of 1968
• Nacio Herb Brown, songwriter, class of 1915
• Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, L.A. County Supervisor
• Frank Capra, film director
• Leland Curtis, artist, environmentalist, and Antarctic explorer
• Jimmy Doolittle, World War II aviator, class of 1914
• Tom Fears, professional football player, class of 1941
• Earl C. Gay (1902–75), Los Angeles City Council member, 1933–45
• Kathryn Grayson, actress
• Philip Guston, artist, class of 1930
• Robin Harris, comedian and actor, class of 1971
• Ed Heinemann, self-taught aerospace engineer and aircraft designer for the Douglas Aircraft Company.
• Bernard Jefferson, Justice, California Supreme Court
• Reuben Kadish, artist, class of 1930
• Goodwin Knight, 31st governor of California, class of 1914
• Gerson Mayen, midfielder for Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, class of 2005
• Ernie Orsatti, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Victor Orsatti, Hollywood agent, film and television producer
• Jerry D. Page, United States Air Force General, class of 1932
• Dwayne Polee, professional basketball player, class of 1981
• Jackson Pollock, artist, class of 1930 (left before graduation)
• Marie Prevost, actress
• Irving Stone, author
• Mark Ridley-Thomas, California State Senator, class of 1972
• Eugene Selznick, American Hall of Fame volleyball player
• Lawrence Tibbett, baritone, Metropolitan Opera
• Paul Winfield, actor