(OT) Famous Alums - final article

[Greg Berge]

In addition to Olberman, there's at least one other (and maybe more) ESPNer with a Cornell connection -- Bill Pidto maybe?

[jd212]

alums in showbiz, guys, showbiz...

[CUlater \'89]

...who, BTW, is considered one of the best, if not the best, lax goalies in NCAA history, IIRC.

[Adam \'01]

Maas is in showbiz.  Haven't you seen his Oprah appearance? ;-)

[Greg Berge]

Maas is in showbiz.  Haven't you seen his class?  ;-)

[Al DeFlorio]

Or his TAs?:-)

[nshapiro]

What about famous dropout Harry Chapin, and Peter Yarrow (from Peter Paul and Mary, and I forget if he graduated)

[Greg Berge]

Howard Hawks, director of "The Thing," "His Girl Friday," "Rio Bravo," "Bringing Up Baby," etc.  I'm shocked he's not in the official Cornell blurb -- one of the greatest American directors ever.

[Scott Kominkiewicz \'84]

Is TV journalism show biz?  CBS TV journalist David Hawkins is another member of the class of '84 who done good.  I've seen him on the tube a few times ducking bullets in the Middle East.  I don't know if he's still there.

[Greg Berge]

And if you want a fictional angle, Cornell is one of the many schools Charles Foster Kane was kicked out of. :-)

[jtwcornell91]

Greg wrote:

"Bringing Up Baby,"

::laugh::

[Cathy]

We met Rosie, the old lady from "The Wedding Singer," at an alumni event in LA.

She got her MFA from Cornell.

[jtwcornell91]

Afterthought: Can we get the band to play "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" so Baby can have three songs?  ::nut::

[Rick \'71]

Film Noir character actor Dan Duryea was a Cornell grad as well.

[marty]

Thanks Al, I needed that.;-)