Posted by Bonni Watson 1965 on January 3, 2008, 11:48 am
Message modified by board administrator May 25, 2009, 10:25 am

I just happened across an old list I had of our Famous FHHS alums. I had prepared this list many years ago and if anyone has any names to add please feel free to contact me and I will add to this. So here goes: Burt Bacharach ('46), Songwriter Ina Balin ('53), Ina Rosenberg), Actress Jules Bass ('52) see link for all his credits to many to list - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0060072/ Robert Batscha ('63) - NY/CA Museum of Television & Radio Karen Barasch Wixon ('58), Special Effects Make-Up Artist (FX) for Film and Television Louise Bernikow ('57), Author, Journalist Rosellen Brown Hoffman ('56), Author Art Buchwald , Writer (did not graduate) Robert Chartoff ('51), Movie Producer ("Rocky" films, They Shoot Horses, Don't They .. ) Ron Chernow('66), Author Ray Danton ('49?), Real name is Ray Kaplan, Actor Ian Eagle ('86), WFAN personalty, NJ. Nets announcer on Sports Channel Alan Feinstein ('59), Actor Geraldine Ferraro ('53?), Vice Presidential nominee Peter Freundlich ('63), Three time Emmy Award winning producer. Currently working with Anderson Cooper from CNN Art Garfunkel ('58), Entertainer (Simon and Garfunkel) David Geisel ('43), TV Director David Goldbeck ('60), Author, Publisher Ernie Grunfeld ('73), Athlete, NY. Knicks Anthony Heilbut ('57), Author Dorothy Hershkowitz ('61), Dancer, Choreographer Alan Hevesi ('57), New York City Comptroller Daniel Hevesi ('88), Senator Jeff Hyman ('69), a.k.a. Joey Ramone, Lead singer of the rock group, The Ramones Marty Ingels ('54), Real name is Martin Ingerman, Comedian, Producer Susan Issacs ('60) Author Bob Keeshan ('45?), TV's Captain Kangaroo and the first Clarabelle the Clown on Howdy Doody Claudia Henschke ('58), Claudia is responsible for the development of early cancer detection methods. Julian Krainin ('58), Academy Award and Emmy winning motion picture and television producer/director Gary Kurfirst ('64), Founder/Owner of Radioactive Records Michael Landon ('54) Real name is Eugene Orowitz, went to FHHS, but did not graduate here. Actor Liz Zelvin (Elizabeth (Liz) Lapidus '60) Author Lauren Soefer Lawrence ('66), Author R. Allen Leider (Richard Leider '62), Screenwriter, actor, author, film critic Al Levy ('49?), AKA Al Fredito, Latin Band Leader Francisco "Frank" Lorenzo ('57), former owner of Continental Airlines, Eastern Airlines, People Express, and Texas Air Robert Lypsite (?), Author, Journalist Angus MacLise ('56), Poet, musician Eddie, Michael and Dennis MAGID "THE MAGID TRIPLETS" ('60), Entertainers Mathew Margolis ('60), well known expert on the training of dogs as well a TV personality seen on ABC and NBC Susan Mayer Bauman ('61), Mayor of Madison, WI. Nomi Mitty ('57), Actress Carol Montparker Taub ('56), Pianist, Author Emily Perl Kingsley ('56), Emmy winning writer, Author Ron Scott Stevens ('64), Real name is Ronald (Ronnie) Rabinowitz, NY State Athletic Commission Chairman. Ron Rifkin ('55), Real name is Saul Rifkin stage, film and television actor. Known for Alias. Dennis Rinsler ('64), TV Producer (FULL HOUSE, Even Stevens etc.) Telly Savalas, Actor. He was a teacher at FHHS in the early 50s Donald Scalzo ('69), rock band musician (Marshall Crenshaw Band) Benny Schiller (attended in 1961) musician/band leader/ agent/and artist currently working in NYC. Fred Silverman ('54?), Movie and TV Producer Connie Simmons (40s?), Athlete, NY. Knicks Paul Simon ('58), Entertainer (Simon and Garfunkel) Gary Smith ('52), TV Producer - Produced Hullabaloo a variety program in the late 60's also was Jack Paar's stage manager. Jerry Springer ('61), Talk show host Dick Stockton, ('60), Real name is Richard Stokvis, Sportscaster Steve Susskind ('60), TV and Movie Actor Lubert Stryer ('54), Author Judith Thurman ('63) Author Dennis Tito ('58), Paid Russia $20 million to ride the spaceship to the Space Station Danny Troob ('66), Hollywood and Broadway music arranger and orchestrator Tatiana Troyanos, ('56), World renowned mezzo soprano Leslie Urdang, ('76), Hollywood producer Robin Urdang, (did not graduate FHHS), Music producer Terry Urdang, ('75), Actress John Vinocur ('57) N.Y. Times writer, Editor for the Times in France and Germany Leslie West ('64,) Real name is Leslie Weinstein, Rock band musician (Mountain) Paul Witt ('58), TV and Film producer. Produced TV's Golden Girls and Empty Nest, plus many more. Hal Wixon ('57), Film and Television actor Linda Yellen ('65) Film Industry