Talk:McBurney School
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[edit] First Effort, Edits Welcome
I've created this page on Aug 14, 2006 and would welcome edits from others who attended McBurney - especially before the 1960s or when it became co-ed or when it moved from W. 63rd St. I've also read that Ted Koppel and Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys are alumni of McBurney, but only had one web source and didn't want to include them in the article without some confirmation.Revmoran 19:18, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I graduated McB in 1988 - the final graduating class. JD Salinger is not an alumnus as listed in the school's introduction. He attended for 2 years and then went to Valley Forge Military Academy (as is listed in his bio on Wiki). I'm almost positive Koppel is as there was a lot of talk about him when the school needed money fast in 87/88. I can confirm him and Horovitz witht he keeper of all things McBurney, Anthony Barnes.Devmac (talk) 19:03, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
Glad to have another person contribute to this page. Being an alumnus has a broader meaning than being a graduate - note the definition says "graduate or former student." Salinger did not graduate, but he did attend - so he falls within the alumnus group - Revmoran (talk) 21:09, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Notes from the Class of 1967
I received a note from a member of the class of 1967 and include some of the information below - maybe someone could add their own recollections and we could update the article Revmoran 20:56, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
Other famous alumni: • Johnny Marks, class of ’27 -- the man who wrote “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” • Martin Mayer, class of '43 – author of non-fiction bestsellers • Haynes Johnson, class of ’48 -- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a best selling author, television commentator
Ted Koppel's McBurney alumni status is mentioned in several links I found.
Richard Thomas was in my French 3 class, very fluent in French, very nice guy.
My classmates included the sons of: • Jason Robards, Jr. (actor) • Murray the K (radio personality) • J. J. Johnson (jazz great) • Pernell Roberts (actor)
Our graduation speech was delivered (around the corner at Ethical Culture School ) by rising young TV Journalist Peter Jennings.
