Hollywood High School
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This article is about Hollywood High school, a secondary school. For the computer game, see Hollywood High.Hollywood High School is a
secondary school located on the intersection of Highland Ave and Sunset Blvd in the
Hollywood district of
Los Angeles,
California.
Hollywood High School was established in
1903. The school, which covers grades 9 through 12, is a part of the
Los Angeles Unified School District.
The school's colors are red and white and it sports teams are called the Sheiks, based on the
Rudolph Valentino movie named
The Sheik. A picture of Valentino as "The Shiek" adorns the outside of the gymnasium.
The
Hollywood High Organ Opus 481 was a gift from the class of 1924. After suffering severe water damage from the Northridge earthquake in 1994 it was restored in 2002.
Hollywood High School has over 500 notable graduates, including:
* Meredith Baxter, actress
* Brandy, singer
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Carol Burnett, actress/comedian
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Carlos Castaneda, anthropologist (apocryphal, Castaneda makes the claim to have attended HHS in his books, but it is disputed elsewhere)
*
Norman Chandler, newspaper publisher
*
Lon Chaney, Jr., actor
*
Warren Christopher, diplomat/U.S. Secretary of State
* Frank Darabont, director/screenwriter
*
Edward Dmytryk, film director/one of the
Hollywood 10*
Harley Earl, auto designer
* Linda Evans, actress
*
Mike Farrell, actor
*
Laurence Fishburne, actor
*
Judy Garland, actress
*
James Garner, actor
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Gloria Grahame, actress
*
Barbara Hershey, actress
*
John Huston, film director
*
Chuck Jones, animator
*
William Kennard, FCC Chairman
*
Alan Ladd, actor
*
Carole Lombard, actress
*
Joel McCrea, actor
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Ann Miller, dancer/actress
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Judith Miller, journalist
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Ricky Nelson, singer
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Marni Nixon, singer
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Marcel Ophuls, film director
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Richard Perle, political advisor
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John Ritter, actor
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Mickey Rooney, actor
*
Jason Robards, actor
*
Scott Shaw, author, actor, filmmaker
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William Shockley, Nobel laureate/inventor of the transistor
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Charlene Tilton, actress
*
Mel Torme, singer
*
Joe Trippi, Political Activist (chairman of
Howard Dean 2004 campaign)
*
Lana Turner, actress
*
Joseph Wapner, Judge of
The People's Court* Rita Wilson, actress (and Mrs. Tom Hanks)
*
Beatrice Wood, ceramist
*
Fay Wray, actress
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Hollywood High School website
