Notable alumni:Among the many notable individuals who have attended East High School are:
Jerome Biffle, track and field gold medalist in 1952 Olympics
Herrick Chapman, Associate Professor of History and French Studies, New York University (1992-present)
Joe Barry Carroll, NBA All-star
Beat icon Neal Cassady attended East High School for a short time
Don Cheadle, actor
Judy Collins, folk and standards singer and songwriter
Harlan L. Dalton, professor of law, Yale Law School
Three members of Earth, Wind & Fire who were East Alumni were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Philip Bailey
Andrew Woolfolk
Larry Dunn
Douglas Fairbanks, was expelled from East High School, went on to become one of the most famous silent movie stars of all time.
Bryan Fogel, playwright and author
Bill Frisell, jazz guitarist
Pam Grier, actress
General Robert T. Herres, first Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Daniel Walker Howe historian and Pulitzer Prize Winner
Jamie Laurie (aka Jonny 5), Singer/Song writer for The Flobots
Harold Lloyd, silent film actor
Hattie McDaniel, actress (the first African American to win an Academy Award for her performance in Gone with the Wind)
Stephen L.R. McNichols, Colorado governor (1957-1963)
T. J. Miller, co-star of the 2008 movie Cloverfield
David Oliver, a professional track athlete
Antoinette Perry, stage actress (the namesake of the Tony Awards)
Dianne Reeves, jazz vocalist (graduated from George Washington HS in Denver}
Reese Roper, singer/song writer for Five Iron Frenzy
Brandon Shaffer, President, Colorado Senate
Sidney Sheldon, writer
Jack Swigert, NASA astronaut and member of the Apollo 13 Mission
Donnette Thayer, songwriter, singer
Paul Whiteman, a jazz composer and bandleader
Ward Bond, American film actor |
