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List of University of Michigan alumni The following is a list of University of Michigan alumni. There are more than 640,000 living alumni of the University of Michigan in 180 countries across the globe. Notable alumni include computer scientist and entrepreneur Larry Page, actor Jam ...

'' This is a list of arts-related alumni from the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

Art, architecture, and design

Architecture and civil engineering

* James Baird, civil engineer; directed the construction of the Flatiron Building, Lincoln Memorial, Arlington Memorial Amphitheater, and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier * John W. F. Bennett, civil engineer; supervised the construction of the Algonquin Hotel in New York and the Ritz and Waldorf Hotels in London *

Charles Correa Charles Mark Correa (1 September 1930 – 16 June 2015) was an Indian architect and urban planner based in Mumbai, India. Credited with the creation of modern architecture in post-Independent India, he was celebrated for his sensitivity to the ...

(ARCH: B.Arch. 1953, Honorary Doctor of Architecture 1980) Indian architect * John Dinkeloo, civil engineer; partner of 1982

Pritzker Prize The Pritzker Architecture Prize is an international award presented annually "to honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment which has produced consisten ...

laureate

Kevin Roche Eamonn Kevin Roche (June 14, 1922 – March 1, 2019) was an Irish-born American Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Kevin Roche was the Archetype, archetypal Modern architecture, modernist and "member of an elite group of third generation modern ...

in the firm Roche-Dinkeloo * Alden B. Dow, architect; son of

Herbert Henry Dow Herbert Henry Dow (February 26, 1866 – October 15, 1930) was an American chemical industrialist who founded the American multinational conglomerate Dow Chemical. A graduate of the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland, Ohio, he was a p ...

(founder of the

Dow Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States. The company was among the three largest chemical producers in the world in 2021. It is the operating subsidiary of Dow Inc., ...

) and Grace A. Dow * Dan Dworsky (ARCH: B.Arch. 1950), architect who designed the University's

Crisler Arena Crisler Center (formerly known as the University Events Building and Crisler Arena) is an indoor arena located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the home arena for the University of Michigan's men's and women's basketball teams as well as its w ...

and the Federal Reserve Bank in Los Angeles; member of varsity football starting team at Michigan, 1945–1948; played professionally for the Los Angeles Dons in 1949; member of Jewish Sports Hall of Fame; all-time 50-year Rose Bowl team * Francis E. Griffin (BS ca. 1935), architect in Detroit * Maynard Lyndon (1907–1999), architect * Malcolm McCullough, U of M architecture professor and author * Charles Willard Moore (ARCH: B.Arch 1947, Hon Arch D. 1992), designer of Lurie Tower on Michigan's North Campus; winner of the

AIA Gold Medal The AIA Gold Medal is awarded by the American Institute of Architects conferred "by the national AIA Board of Directors in recognition of a significant body of work of lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture." It is the Ins ...

in 1991 * Howard Sims (B.Arch 1963, M.Arch 1966), architect in Detroit

Academics

Raymond Ward Bissell Raymond Ward Bissell, Jr. (October 23, 1936 – October 26, 2019) was an American art historian and educator. A scholar of Italian Baroque art, Bissell was a professor of art history at the University of Michigan. Career Born in New York City to ...

(BA 1958, PhD 1966), art historian, Professor of Art History Emeritus at the

* Jonathan M. Bloom (MA 1975), scholar of Islamic art, Norma Jean Calderwood University Professor of Islamic and Asian Art at

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...

* Richard Keyes (SOAD: BA Design 1957), Professor Emeritus at

Long Beach City College Long Beach City College (LBCC) is a public community college in Long Beach, California, United States. It was established in 1927 and is divided into two campuses, the Liberal Arts Campus (LAC) in Lakewood Village and the Trades, Technology, an ...

, after a 30-year career there teaching life drawing and painting *

Ralph Rapson Ralph Rapson (September 13, 1914 – March 29, 2008) was Head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota for 30 years. He was an interdisciplinary designer, one of the world's oldest practicing architects at his death at ag ...

, head of architecture at the University of Minnesota for many years; one of the world's oldest and most prolific practicing architects at his death at age 93 *

Marilyn Stokstad Marilyn Jane Stokstad (February 16, 1929 – March 4, 2016) was an American art historian, educator, and curator. A scholar of medieval and Spanish art, Stokstad was Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor of Art History Emeritus at the Uni ...

(PhD, 1957), art historian, Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor of Art History Emeritus at the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital ...

Designers

John DeLorean John Zachary DeLorean ( ; January 6, 1925 – March 19, 2005) was an American engineer, inventor, and executive in the U.S. automobile industry. He is widely known as founder of the DeLorean Motor Company, as well as for his work at General Motor ...

(BUS: MBA 1957), GM Group Vice President; designer of the DeLorean *

Tony Fadell Anthony Michael Fadell (born March 22, 1969) is an American engineer, designer, entrepreneur, and investor. He was senior vice president of the iPod division at Apple Inc. and founder and former CEO of Nest Labs. Fadell joined Apple Inc. in 2 ...

(COE: BSE CompE 1991), designer, inventor, "father of the

Apple An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus'' spp.). Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple (''Malus domestica''), the most widely grown in the genus, are agriculture, cultivated worldwide. The tree originated ...

iPod The iPod is a series of portable media players and multi-purpose mobile devices that were designed and marketed by Apple Inc. from 2001 to 2022. The iPod Classic#1st generation, first version was released on November 10, 2001, about mon ...

Fine artists

* Benny Alba, painter, graduated in psychology * Alice R. Ballard (BS, MFA 1968), ceramicist * Bill Barrett (BS 1958, MS, MFA), sculptor and painter * Mike Kelley (BFA 1976), gross-out artist in L.A., in the style of Paul McCarthy * Tristan Meinecke (c. 1942, did not graduate), painter, writer, architect * Robert Nickle (BA 1943), visual artist, known primarily for his "street scrap"

collage Collage (, from the , "to glue" or "to stick together") is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, but in music too, by which art results from an assembly of different forms, thus creating a new whole. (Compare with pasti ...

work; studied architecture and design at Michigan; worked and taught at the

Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States. The museum is based in the Art Institute of Chicago Building in Chicago's Grant Park (Chicago), Grant Park. Its collection, stewa ...

* Michele Oka Doner, visual artist and writer; Stamps School of Art & Design: BFA, 1966; MFA, 1968, Alumna in Residence, 1990, Hon. Dr. Fine Arts, 2016 * Jason Polan, artist and illustrator; Stamps School of Art & Design: BFA, 2004 * Bernard "Tony" Rosenthal (BA 1936), abstract sculptor * Alison Ruttan (BFA, Photography, 1976), interdisciplinary artist and educator at the

School of the Art Institute of Chicago The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is a Private university, private art school associated with the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to an art students' cooperative founded in 1866, which gr ...

* Eric Staller (BA 1971, Artist Architecture), mixed media visual artist * Matthew Wong (BA 2007), painter * Cosmo Whyte (SOAD MFA 2015), Jamaican-born American sculptor, painter, installation artist * Alisa Yang (MFA, 2016), interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker

Others

Jesse Frohman Jesse Frohman is a photographer who lives and works in New York City. Career Studying economics at the University of Michigan, Frohman discovered his passion for photography. With no formal training, he decided to try photography as a career and ...

(BA Economics), photographer * Kathryn Osebold Galbraith, writer of children's books"Kathryn O. Galbraith (1945-)." ''Something About the Author'', vol. 347,

Gale A gale is a strong wind; the word is typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as sustained surface wind moving at a speed between .

, 2019, pp. 88-91. ''Gale Literature: Something About the Author''. Accessed 5 May 2023. * Charles L. Kuhn (BA 1923), Director of the

Busch-Reisinger Museum The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum (established in 1895), the Busch-Reisinger Museum (established in 1903), and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum (established in 1985), and four research ...

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

* Warren M. Robbins (MFA), art collector whose collection led to the formation of the

National Museum of African Art The National Museum of African Art is the Smithsonian Institution's African art museum, located on the National Mall of the Washington, D.C., United States capital. Its collections include 9,000 works of traditional and contemporary African ar ...

at the

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, Education center, education and Research institute, research centers, created by the Federal government of the United States, U.S. government "for the increase a ...

* William A. Starrett, builder of the

Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story, Art Deco-style supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931. Its n ...

* Harold P. Stern (BA 1943, MA 1948, PhD 1959), Director of the

Freer Gallery of Art The Freer Gallery of Art is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. focusing on Asian art. The Freer and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery together form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States. The Freer and ...

Martha Tedeschi Martha P. Tedeschi (born April 1, 1958) is an American art historian and curator. Tedeschi currently serves as the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museums. She is a scholar of nineteenth-century Visual art of the United ...

(MA, 1982), Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the

Harvard Art Museums The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum (established in 1895), the Busch-Reisinger Museum (established in 1903), and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum (established in 1985), and four research ...

Raoul Wallenberg Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg (4 August 1912 – disappeared 17 January 1945)He is presumed to have died in 1947, although the circumstances of his death are not clear and this date has been disputed. Some reports claim he was alive years later. In ...

(ARCH: B.Arch 1935), Swedish diplomat famous for assisting Hungarian Jews in late World War II; namesake of the Wallenberg Fellowship and Taubman College's Wallenberg Studio *

Judd Winick Judd Winick (born February 12, 1970) is an American cartoonist, comic book writer and screenwriter, as well as a former reality television personality. He first gained fame for his stint on MTV's ''The Real World: San Francisco'' in 1994, before ...

(BA 1992 Drawing and Painting), cartoonist, screenwriter, author

Arts and entertainment

Dance

Nina Davuluri Nina Davuluri (born April 20, 1989) is an American public speaker, advocate, and beauty queen who hosts the reality show ''Made in America'' on Zee TV America from Manhattan. As Miss America 2014, she became the first Indian American contesta ...

(BS 2011), first

Indian American Indian Americans are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly from India. The terms Asian Indian and East Indian are used to avoid confusion with Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans in the United States, who ar ...

Miss America (

Miss America 2014 Miss America 2014 was the 87th Miss America pageant, held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 15, 2013. Mallory Hagan of New York crowned Nina Davuluri of New York as her successor at the end of the event. Overvie ...

); first to perform a

Bollywood dance Hindi dance music encompasses a wide range of songs predominantly featured in the Hindi cinema with a growing worldwide attraction. The music became popular among overseas Indians in places such as South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji, the Caribbean, ...

on that pageant's stage * Janet Lilly, principal dancer for Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company * Sharmila Mukerjee, Odissi dancer and choreographer, a disciple of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra *

Kapila Vatsyayan Kapila Vatsyayan (25 December 1928 – 16 September 2020) was a leading scholar of Indian classical dance, art, architecture, and art history. She served as a member of parliament and bureaucrat in India, and also served as the founding directo ...

(born December 25, 1928), a leading scholar of Indian classical dance, art, architecture, and art history

Directors, producers, and screenwriters

Libby Appel Libby Appel (born May 14, 1937) served as the fourth artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) from 1995 to June 2007. Appel directed more than 25 productions at OSF, and her artistic vision influenced the 11 plays presented each ...

, fourth

artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogu ...

of the

Oregon Shakespeare Festival The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is a regional Repertory, repertory theatre in Ashland, Oregon, United States, founded in 1935 by Angus L. Bowmer. The Festival now offers matinee and evening performances of a wide range of classic and conte ...

* Wyatt Bardouille (BS 1997), producer and director of '' Dominica: Charting a Future for Paradise'' *

William J. Bell William Joseph Bell (March 6, 1927 – April 29, 2005) was an American screenwriter and television producer, best known as the creator of the soap operas '' Another World'', ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Ea ...

(March 6, 1927 – April 29, 2005),

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and

television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

producer, best known as the creator of the

soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...

s '' Another World'', ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

'' and ''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''Th ...

'' *

Forman Brown Forman Brown (January 8, 1901 – January 10, 1996) was one of the world's leaders in puppet theatre in his day, as well as an important early gay novelist. He was a member of the Yale Puppeteers and the driving force behind Turnabout Theatre. ...

(BA 1922), established Yale Puppeteers upon graduating; opened a puppet theatre in Los Angeles in the 1920s which attracted celebrity attention and support from Greta Garbo, Marie Dressler, Douglas Fairbanks, and Albert Einstein *

David Callaham David Elias Callaham (born October 24, 1977) is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for co-writing the screenplays for the films ''Doom (film), Doom'' (2005), ''The Expendables (2010 film), The Expendables'' (2010), ''Zombi ...

(BA 1999), screenwriter of ''

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' is a 2021 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Shang-Chi. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is List of Marvel ...

''
Adam Cooper
(BA 1993), studied creative writing; screenwriter, director and producer; known for his work on ''Sleeping Dogs'', '' Exodus: Gods and Kings'', '' The Divergent Series: Allegiant'' and ''Assassin's Creed'' * Hal Cooper (BA 1946), TV producer and director for ''Maude'', ''Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''Mayberry RFD'', ''That Girl'', ''I Dream of Jeannie'', and ''Empty Nest'' *

Valentine Davies Valentine Loewi Davies (August 25, 1905 – July 23, 1961) was an American film and television writer, producer, and director. His film credits included '' Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947), '' Chicken Every Sunday'' (1949), '' It Happens Every Spr ...

(BA 1927), screenwriter of ''Miracle on 34th Street'' * Lillian Gallo (BA), 1978 winner of a

Crystal Award The Women in Film Honors (also known as WIF Honors; formerly Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards)—first presented in 1977 by the now–Los Angeles chapter of the Women in Film organization—are presented to honor women in communications and ...

, established in 1977 to honor outstanding women who have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry *

Megan Ganz Megan Ann Ganz (born June 1, 1984) is an American comedy writer, podcaster, and former associate editor of ''The Onion''. She has been a writer and executive producer on the FXX series ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' since 2017. She previou ...

(BA 2006), comedy writer; former associate editor of ''

The Onion ''The Onion'' is an American digital media company and newspaper organization that publishes satirical articles on international, national, and local news. The company is currently based in Chicago, but originated as a weekly print publication ...

'' *

Jon Glaser Jon Glaser is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his work as a writer and sketch performer for many years on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'', creating and starring in the Adult Swim series '' Delocated'' and '' Neon ...

(BA), writer, comedian *

Richard Glatzer Richard Glatzer (January 28, 1952 – March 10, 2015) was an American writer and director. Early life Glatzer was born in Flushing, Queens. He grew up in Westbury, Long Island, and Livingston, New Jersey, then gained a bachelor's degree at the ...

(BA) (1952–2015), writer and director, ''

Still Alice ''Still Alice'' is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland and based on the 2007 novel by Lisa Genova. It stars Julianne Moore as Alice Howland, a linguistics professor diagnosed with famili ...

'' *

Jonathan Glickman Jonathan Glickman (born May 18, 1969) is an American film producer who served as the President of the MGM Motion Picture Group from 2011 to 2020 and has been the CEO of Miramax since April 2, 2024. Personal life and education Glickman was born in ...

(BA 1991), producer of ''

Rush Hour A rush hour (American English, British English) or peak hour (Australian English, Indian English) is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice e ...

''; former president, Motion Picture Group of

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM or MGM Studios) is an American Film production, film and television production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered ...

Josh Greenfeld Josh Greenfeld (27 February 1928 – 11 May 2018) was an American author and screenwriter mostly known for his screenplay for the 1974 film ''Harry and Tonto'' along with Paul Mazursky, which earned them an Academy Award nomination and its star, A ...

(1928–2018), author and screenwriter; known for screenplay for the 1974 film ''

Harry and Tonto Harry may refer to: Television * ''Harry'' (American TV series), 1987 comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (New Zealand TV series), 2013 crime drama starring Oscar K ...

'' along with

Paul Mazursky Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky (; April 25, 1930 – June 30, 2014) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards for '' ...

, which earned them an Academy Award nomination *

Jon Hein Jon Hein is an American radio personality and former webmaster. He created the website jumptheshark.com and works for ''The Howard Stern Show''. Hein has written three books, ''Jump the Shark: When Good Things Go Bad'' as well as ''Fast Food Ma ...

(BA 1989), creator of the

Jump the Shark The idiom "jumping the shark", or "shark jumping", or to "jump the shark"; means that a creative work or entity has evolved and reached a point in which it has exhausted its core intent and is introducing new ideas that are discordant with or ...

website * Adam Herz (BA 1996), writer and producer of '' American Pie'' *

Max Hodge Max Hodge (February 12, 1916 – August 17, 2007) was an American television writer who worked on shows including '' The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.'', ''CHiPS'' and '' Mission: Impossible'', and is perhaps best known for creating Mr. Freeze for ''B ...

(BA 1939), TV writer for ''Wild, Wild West'', ''Mission Impossible'', ''Marcus Welby'', and ''The Waltons'' *

Lawrence Kasdan Lawrence Edward Kasdan (born January 14, 1949) is an American filmmaker. He is the co-writer of the ''Star Wars'' films '' The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), '' Return of the Jedi'' (1983), '' The Force Awakens'' (2015), and '' Solo: A Star Wars ...

(BA 1970, MA 1972), studied creative writing; won four

Hopwood Award The Hopwood Awards are a major scholarship program at the University of Michigan, founded by Avery Hopwood. Under the terms of the will of Avery Hopwood, a prominent American dramatist and member of the class of 1905 of the University of Michigan ...

s; known for his work on ''

The Empire Strikes Back ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'') is a 1980 American epic film, epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based o ...

'', ''

Return of the Jedi ''Return of the Jedi'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. The sequel to '' The Empire ...

'', and ''

Raiders of the Lost Ark ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Set in 1936, the film stars Harrison Ford as Indiana ...

'', ''

The Force Awakens ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens'') is a 2015 American epic film, epic space opera film co-produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. The sequel to ''Return of the Jedi ...

'' *

Aviva Kempner Aviva Kempner (born December 23, 1946) is a German-born American Filmmaking, filmmaker. Her documentaries investigate non-stereotypical images of Jews in history and focus on the untold stories of Jews, Jewish people. She is most well known for ' ...

(AB), director and screenwriter *

Maryam Keshavarz Maryam Keshavarz (), is an American filmmaker, of Iranian descent. She is best known for her 2011 film ''Circumstance (2011 film), Circumstance'' distributed by Participant Media and Roadside Attractions, which won the Audience Award at Sundance ...

(MA), filmmaker *

Philip N. Krasne Philip N. Krasne (May 6, 1905 - September 18, 1999) was an American attorney who became a film and television producer. Early years and education Krasne was the son of Herman J. Krasne, a clothing merchant, and Rose Bernstein, Polish immigrants ...

(BA 1927), producer of the later

Charlie Chan Charlie Chan is a fictional Honolulu Police Department, Honolulu police detective created by author Earl Derr Biggers for a series of mystery novels. Biggers loosely based Chan on Hawaiian detective Chang Apana. The benevolent and heroic Chan ...

films and the ''

Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid is a fictional character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in ''Everybody's Maga ...

'' series *

David Levien David Levien (born December 9, 1967) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is co-creator, executive producer, and showrunner of Showtime's '' Billions'', along with Brian Koppelman. Some of his credits include ''Ocean' ...

(BA 1989), co-wrote and co-directed ''The Knockaround Guys''; co-wrote ''Rounders'' *

Jeff Marx Jeff Marx (born September 10, 1970) is an American composer and lyricist of musicals. He is best known for creating the Broadway musical '' Avenue Q'' with collaborator Robert Lopez. Early life Marx grew up in Hollywood, Florida. He atten ...

(BA 1993), composer and lyricist of musicals; known for creating the Broadway musical ''Avenue Q'' with collaborator Robert Lopez; together, they wrote the show's 21 songs *

Robert McKee Robert McKee (born January 30, 1941) is an author, lecturer and story consultant who is known for his "Story Seminar", which he developed when he was a professor at the University of Southern California. McKee also has the blog and online wri ...

(BA), creative writing instructor * Marcia Milgrom Dodge (BA 1977), director, choreographer, playwright, educator; Tony Award nominee for RAGTIME revival, 2010 * David Newman (BA 1958, MA 1959), screenwriter for ''

Superman Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...

Superman II ''Superman II'' is a 1980 superhero film directed by Richard Lester and written by Mario Puzo and David Newman (screenwriter), David and Leslie Newman from a story by Puzo based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the second installment i ...

Superman III ''Superman III'' is a 1983 superhero film directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the third installment in the ''Superman'' film series and the sequel to ''S ...

'', ''Bonnie & Clyde'', ''What's Up Doc?'' and ''Still of the Night'' *

Leslie Newman Leslie Newman (1938 – c. 2021) was a screenwriter who co-wrote the first three ''Superman (film series), Superman'' films with husband David Newman (screenwriter), David Newman, who died in 2003. She was born in 1939, in the United States. Th ...

(BA 1958) (1939–2021), screenwriter for ''

'' *

Dudley Nichols Dudley Nichols (April 6, 1895 – January 4, 1960) was an American screenwriter and film director. He was the first person to decline an Academy Award, as part of a boycott to gain recognition for the Screen Writers Guild; he would later accept ...

(MDNG: 1914–1917), screenwriter for ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'', ''Stagecoach'', the

Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People and fictional and mythical characters * Oscar (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters named Oscar, Óscar or Oskar * Oscar (footballer, born 1954), Brazilian footballer ...

-winning ''The Informer'', and ''Bringing up Baby'' *

Benj Pasek Benjamin Pasek (born June 9, 1985), known professionally as Benj Pasek, is an American composer and lyricist best known for writing songs for films such as ''La La Land'' (2016) and ''The Greatest Showman'' (2017), and the Broadway musical ''Dear ...

and

Justin Paul Justin Noble Paul (born January 3, 1985) is an American composer and lyricist best known for writing songs for films such as ''La La Land'' (2016) and ''The Greatest Showman'' (2017), and the stage musical ''Dear Evan Hansen'', all of which he c ...

(BFAs 2007), songwriting duo and composing team;

EGOT EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major performing art awards in the United States. Respectively, these awards honor outstanding achievements in telev ...

winners; known for their work in ''

Dear Evan Hansen ''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Pasek and Paul, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important rol ...

La La Land ''La La Land'' is a 2016 American musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love while pursuing ...

,'' and ''

The Greatest Showman ''The Greatest Showman'' is a 2017 American musical period drama film directed by Michael Gracey from a screenplay by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, based on an original story by Bicks. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, ...

'' * Kerri Pomarolli (BFA 1996), comedian *

John Rich John Rich (born January 7, 1974) is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist. After depa ...

(BA 1948, MA 1949), Emmy Award-winning producer for '' Maude'', ''

That Girl ''That Girl'' is an American television sitcom that ran on ABC from September 8, 1966, to March 19, 1971. It starred Marlo Thomas as the title character, Ann Marie, an aspiring (but only sporadically employed) actress who moves from her hometo ...

'', ''

Mayberry RFD ''Mayberry R.F.D.'' (abbreviation for Rural Free Delivery) is an American television series produced as a spin-off continuation of ''The Andy Griffith Show''. When star Andy Griffith decided to leave his series, most of the supporting characte ...

'', and ''

MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the MacGyver (1985 TV series), 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in Mac ...

'' *

Norman Rosten Norman Rosten (January 1, 1913 – March 7, 1995) was an American poet, playwright, and novelist. Life Rosten was born to a Polish Jewish family in New York City and grew up in Hurleyville, New York. He graduated from Brooklyn College and New Yo ...

(MA 1936), poet, playwright, novelist and Guggenheim award winner *

Davy Rothbart David Ira Rothbart (born April 11, 1975) is an American author, filmmaker, contributor to ''This American Life'', and the editor/publisher of '' Found Magazine''. Career Davy Rothbart's magazine ''Found'' is dedicated to discarded notes, letter ...

, author; filmmaker; contributor to ''

This American Life ''This American Life'' is a weekly hour-long American radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass. It is broadcast on numerous public radio stations in the United States and internationally, and is ...

''; editor and publisher of '' Found Magazine'' *

Allen Rucker Allen Rucker (born September 26, 1945) is an American writer and author. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, and raised in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, he earned a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis (1967), an M.A. in American Culture from the Un ...

, writer and television producer *

Robert Shaye Robert Kenneth Shaye (born March 4, 1939) is an American businessman, film producer, actor, director, and writer. Shaye is the founder of New Line Cinema, a film production studio that was most successful for distributing ''The Lord of the Rin ...

(BUS: BBA 1960), founder and co-chairman of

New Line Cinema New Line Productions, Inc., Trade name, doing business as New Line Cinema, is an American film production, film and television production company that is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, a division of the Major film studios, ...

; produced ''

The Lord of the Rings ''The Lord of the Rings'' is an Epic (genre), epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book ''The Hobbit'' but eventually d ...

'' trilogy * Ron Sproat (MA), creator of character

Barnabas Collins Barnabas Collins is a fictional character, a featured role in the ABC daytime serial ''Dark Shadows'', which aired from 1966 to 1971. Barnabas is a 175-year-old vampire in search of fresh blood and his lost love, Josette. The character, origina ...

in ''

Dark Shadows ''Dark Shadows'' is an American Gothic fiction, Gothic soap opera that aired weekdays on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show depicted the lives, loves, trials, and tribulatio ...

'' * Roger L. Stevens (MDNG: 1928–1930, HLLD 1964), stage producer for ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...

'', ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'', ''A Man for All Seasons'', and '' Annie'' *

Christopher Yost Christopher Lee Yost (; born February 21, 1973) is an American film, television, animation, and comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe with '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013) and '' Thor: Ragnarok'' ...

(BA 1995), screenwriter for '' Thor: Ragnarok'', ''Cowboy Bebop'' and ''

The Mandalorian ''The Mandalorian'' is an American space Western television series created by Jon Favreau for the streaming service Disney+. It is the first live-action series in the ''Star Wars'' franchise and begins five years after the events of the fil ...

National Book Award

* Kevin Boyle, won the 2004

National Book Award The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. ...

for ''Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age'' *

Howard Moss Howard Moss (January 22, 1922 – September 16, 1987) was an American poet, dramatist and critic. He was poetry editor of ''The New Yorker'' magazine from 1948 until his death and he won the National Book Award in 1972 for ''Selected Poems''. B ...

, won the National Book Award in 1972 for ''Selected Poems'' *

Frank O'Hara Francis Russell "Frank" O'Hara (March 27, 1926 – July 25, 1966) was an American writer, poet, and art critic. A curator at the Museum of Modern Art, O'Hara became prominent in New York City's art world. O'Hara is regarded as a leading figure i ...

, shared the 1972 National Book Award for Poetry for ''The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara'', the first of several collections *

Theodore Roethke Theodore Huebner Roethke ( ; May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963) was an American poet. He is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation, having won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1954 for his book '' The ...

, won the annual National Book Award for Poetry in 1959 for ''Words for the Wind'', and posthumously in 1965 for ''The Far Field'' *

Keith Waldrop Bernard Keith Waldrop (December 11, 1932 – July 27, 2023) was an American poet, translator, publisher, and academic. He won the National Book Award for Poetry for his 2009 collection ''Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy''. Early life and educ ...

, won the National Book Award for Poetry for his 2009 collection ''Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy'' *

Jesmyn Ward Jesmyn Ward (born April 1, 1977) is an American novelist and a professor of English at Tulane University, where she holds the Andrew W. Mellon Professorship in the Humanities. She won the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction for her second novel ...

, won the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction for her second novel ''Salvage the Bones'' and the 2017 National Book Award for ''Sing, Unburied, Sing''; the only two-time female winner * Gloria Whelan, won the annual National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2000 for the novel '' Homeless Bird''

National Medal of the Arts

James Earl Jones James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry, Jones is known for his extensive and acclaimed roles on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few perfor ...

, 1992 recipient *

Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), '' Death of a Salesman'' (1 ...

, 1993 recipient *

Jessye Norman Jessye Mae Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer and recitalist. She was able to perform dramatic soprano roles, but did not limit herself to that voice type. A commanding presence on operatic, concert ...

, 2009 recipient * Roger L. Stevens, 1988 recipient

Emmy Award

Collectively, , 31 Michigan alumni have won 87 Emmy Awards. * James A. Baffico, winner of 2 Emmy Awards * Michael Bellavia, winner of an Emmy Award * Reg E. Cathey, winner of an Emmy Award * David Connell, winner of 5 Emmy Awards *

Darren Criss Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series ''Glee (TV series), Glee'' (2010–2015) and received a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award and ...

, winner of an Emmy Award: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie ('' The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story'') *

Ann B. Davis Ann Bradford Davis (May 3, 1926 – June 1, 2014) was an American actress. She achieved prominence for her role in the NBC situation comedy ''The Bob Cummings Show'' (1955–1959), for which she twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outs ...

, winner of 2 Emmy Awards * Paul Devlin, winner of 5 Emmy Awards *

Neal Gabler Neal Gabler (born 1950) is an American journalist, writer and film critic. Education Gabler graduated from Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois, class of 1967, and was inducted into the National Honor Society. He graduated ''summa cum ...

, winner of an Emmy Award *

Cathy Guisewite Cathy Lee Guisewite (born September 5, 1950) is an American cartoonist who created the comic strip '' Cathy'', which had a 34-year run. The strip focused on a career woman facing the issues and challenges of eating, work, relationships, and havin ...

, winner of an Emmy Award *

Sanjay Gupta Sanjay Gupta (born October 23, 1969) is an American neurosurgeon, medical reporter, and writer. He serves as associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, associate professor of neurosurgery at ...

, winner of an Emmy Award * Peter Hansen, winner of an Emmy Award * Gary Hutzel, winner of 4 Emmy Awards *

, winner of 8 Emmy Awards * Mick Kaczorowski, winner of 3 Emmy Awards *

Christine Lahti Christine Ann Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film '' Swing Shift''. Her other film roles include '' ...And Justice for All'' (197 ...

, winner of 3 Emmy Awards *

Joseph LoDuca Joseph LoDuca (born 1958) is an American television and film score composer best known for his work writing television scores for the series ''Spartacus'', '' Leverage'', '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', '' You ...

, winner of 2 Emmy Awards *

Margo Martindale Margo Martindale (born July 18, 1951) is an American character actress who has appeared on television, film, and stage. In 2011, she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award for her recurring role as Mags Bennett on '' ...

, winner of 3 Emmy Awards *

Bob McGrath Robert Emmett McGrath (June 13, 1932 – December 4, 2022) was an American actor, singer, and children's author best known for playing original human character and music teacher Bob Johnson on the educational television series ''Sesame Street' ...

, received a lifetime achievement Emmy in 1990 *

Ari Melber Ari Naftali Melber (born March 31, 1980) is an American attorney and Emmy-winning journalist who is the Chief Legal Correspondent for MSNBC and host of '' The Beat with Ari Melber.'' Early life and education Melber is Jewish, the son of an Isra ...

(born March 31, 1980), journalist for

NBC News NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. The division operates under NBCUniversal Media Group, a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a subsidiary of Comcast. The news division's various operations r ...

and host of MSNBC's ''

The Beat with Ari Melber ''The Beat with Ari Melber'' is an American news and politics program hosted by Ari Melber, who is the chief legal correspondent for the network MSNBC. The show airs weekdays at 6 p.m. ET and, as of May 2025, is the second most-watched cable n ...

'' *

, winner of 2 Emmy Awards *

Marilyn Suzanne Miller Marilyn Suzanne Miller (born January 3, 1950) is an American television writer and producer. She was one of only three female writers on the original staff of ''Saturday Night Live'' and was also a writer for such 1970s sitcoms as ''The Odd Coupl ...

, winner of 3 Emmy Awards *

Pasek and Paul Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, known together as Pasek and Paul, are an American songwriting duo and composing team for musical theater, films and television. While Pasek usually writes lyrics and Paul usually writes music, they share credit fo ...

(

and

), winners of an Emmy Award *

Gilda Radner Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American actress and comedian. She was one of the seven Saturday Night Live cast members, original cast members of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on the NBC sketch comedy series ...

, winner of 2 Emmy Awards *

, winner of 3 Emmy Awards *

, winner of an Emmy Award * Kurt Sayenga, winner of an Emmy Award *

David Shuster David Martin Shuster (born July 22, 1967) is an American television journalist. Shuster previously served as principal anchor and managing editor for i24 News (American TV channel), i24 News, previously working as an anchor for MSNBC and worked ...

, winner of an Emmy Award *

Curt Sobel Curt Elliot Sobel (born October 26, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American composer and music editor. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (shared with lyricist Dennis Spiegel) for the song “Why Do I Lie ...

, winner of an Emmy Award *

Mike Wallace Myron Leon Wallace (May 9, 1918 – April 7, 2012) was an American journalist, game show host, actor, and media personality. Known for his investigative journalism, he interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers during his seven-decade car ...

, winner of 21 Emmy Awards *

Don Was Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was (), is an American musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker and radio host. Since 2011, he has also served as president of the ...

, winner of an Emmy Award * Beth Tanenhaus Winsten, winner of an Emmy Award

Golden Globe Award winners

, actor, singer and songwriter; won in 2019 *

Gary Gilbert Gary Gilbert (born 1965) is an American film producer and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Gilbert Films, a media production and financing company based in Los Angeles, California. He is also a co-founder of Rocket Mortgage, as well a ...

(born 1965), film producer and the founder and president of Gilbert Films *

(1931–2024), actor; career has spanned more than 60 years *

(born 1950), actress, filmmaker, two-time Golden Globe winner *

Jeff Levy-Hinte Jeff Levy-Hinte (a.k.a. Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte) is an American film producer. He serves as the President of Antidote International Films (also known as Antidote Films), Inc. based in New York City. He produced '' The Kids Are All Right'', co-writte ...

(a.k.a. Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte), film producer; President of Antidote International Films *

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, ...

(Madonna Louise Ciccone; born 1958), singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman *

(

and

), songwriting duo and composing team for musical theater, films, and television *

(1925–2012), film and television director

Grammy Award winners

George Crumb George Henry Crumb Jr. (24 October 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music. Early in his life he rejected the widespread modernist usage of serialism, developing a highly personal musical ...

(D.M.A.) (born 1929), composer of avant-garde music; winner of a Grammy and a Pulitzer prize *

Chip Davis Louis F. "Chip" Davis Jr. (born September 5, 1947) is the founder and leader of the music group Mannheim Steamroller. Davis composed the music for several C. W. McCall albums, including the hit 1975 song "Convoy". He has also written and made o ...

(B.A.) (born 1947), founder and leader of Mannheim Steamroller *

John M. Eargle John Morgan Eargle (6 January 1931 in Tulsa, Oklahoma – 9 May 2007 in Hollywood, California) was an Oscar- and Grammy-winning audio engineer and a musician (piano and church and theater organ). He was the Chief Engineer for Delos Internation ...

(M.A.) (1931–2007), Oscar and Grammy-winning audio engineer; musician * David Effron (B.A.), conductor and educator *

Gabriela Lena Frank Gabriela Lena Frank (born September 1972) is an American pianist and composer of contemporary classical music. Biography Gabriela Lena Frank was born in Berkeley, California, United States. Her father is of Lithuanian Jewish heritage and her mo ...

(D.M.A.) (born 1972), pianist and composer of contemporary classical music *

Joe Henry Joseph Lee Henry (born December 2, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He has released 15 studio albums and produced multiple recordings for other artists, including three Grammy Award-winning albums. Early life H ...

(B.A.) (born 1960), singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer; has released 13 studio albums and produced multiple recordings for other artists, including three Grammy Award-winning albums * Bob James (M.A.) (born 1939), multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer *

(B.A.) (1931–2024), actor; career spanning more than 60 years; has won three Grammys *

Fred LaBour Frederick Owen LaBour (born June 3, 1948 in Grand Rapids, Michigan), better known by his stage name Too Slim, is a Grammy award-winning American musician, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sk ...

(M.A.) (born 1948), better known by his stage name Too Slim; Grammy award-winning musician, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sky *

(MDNG) (born 1958), singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman; referred to as the "Queen of Pop" since the 1980s; seven-time Grammy award winner *

(MUSIC: MMUS 1968; HSCD 1987), opera and concert singer; 4 time Grammy winner *

(B.F.As) (

and

), songwriting duo and composing team; 1 time Grammy winner *

(1946–1989), comedian, actress, and one of seven original cast members of ''SNL'' * Christopher Rouse (University of Michigan fellow) (born 1949), composer *

Jennifer Laura Thompson Jennifer Laura Thompson (born December 5, 1969) is an American actress and singer, best known for her theatrical performances. She originated the role of Cynthia Murphy in the Tony Award-winning musical, '' Dear Evan Hansen'', and received a Ton ...

(B.F.A. 1991), actress and singer *

(MDNG) (born 1952), musician, record producer and record executive; winner of three Grammy awards

Tony Award winners

, 2025 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his performance as Oliver in

Maybe Happy Ending ''Maybe Happy Ending'' () is a South Korean musical with lyrics written by Hue Park, music composed by Will Aronson, and book written by both Park and Aronson. The musical, which is performed without intermission, follows two life-like helper-b ...

* Gavin James Creel (1976–2024), actor, singer, and songwriter; best known for his work in musical theatre; received a Tony Award for his performance as Cornelius Hackl in '' Hello, Dolly!'' * David Allen Grier, for ''A Soldier's Play'' *

Gregory Jbara Gregory Jbara (; born September 28, 1961) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Deputy Commissioner Garrett Moore in the CBS police procedural ''Blue Bloods'' (2010-2023), Dan O'Keefe in the Fox sitcom Grounded for Life ...

(born 1961), film, television and stage actor, and singer *

(born 1931), actor; career has spanned more than 60 years *

Celia Keenan-Bolger Celia Keenan-Bolger (born January 26, 1978) is an American actress and singer. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for portraying Scout Finch in the play ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (2018). She has also been Tony-nominated f ...

(born January 26, 1978), actress, portrayed

Scout Finch Harper Lee's ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' was published in 1960. Instantly successful, widely read in middle and high schools in the United States, it has become a classic of modern American literature, winning the Pulitzer Prize. She wrote the novel ...

in the play ''

To Kill a Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a 1960 Southern Gothic novel by American author Harper Lee. It became instantly successful after its release; in the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' ...

'' * Michael L. Maguire (born 1955), actor, best known for his role as Enjolras in the original Broadway production of the musical ''Les Misérables''; this role won him a Tony Award in 1987 *

(born 1970), composer and lyricist of musicals; winner of two Tony Awards * Marian Ethel Mercer (1935–2011), actress and singer *

(1915–2005), playwright, essayist, and figure in twentieth-century American theater * Jack O'Brien (born 1939), director, producer, writer, and lyricist; winner of three Tony Awards *

Paul Osborn Paul Osborn (September 4, 1901 – May 12, 1988) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Osborn's original plays are '' The Vinegar Tree'', ''Oliver Oliver'', and '' Morning's at Seven'' and among his several successful adaptations, '' On Bo ...

, playwright and screenwriter best known for writing the screen adaptation of '' East of Eden''; won 1980 Tony award for best Broadway revival for his play about four sisters, ''Morning's at Seven'', which originally opened on Broadway in 1939 *

Martin Pakledinaz Martin Pakledinaz (September 1, 1953 – July 8, 2012) was an American costume designer for stage and film. He won his Tony Awards for designing the costumes for '' Thoroughly Modern Millie'' and the 2000 revival of ''Kiss Me, Kate'', which ...

(1953–2012), costume designer for stage and film; winner of two Tony Awards *

, known together as Pasek and Paul, songwriting duo and composing team for musical theater, films, and television *

Jeffrey Seller Jeffrey Seller (born 1964) is an American theatrical producer. He is known for his work on ''Rent'' (1996), '' Avenue Q'' (2003), '' In the Heights'' (2008), and ''Hamilton'' (2015), as well as inventing Broadway's first rush ticket and lotte ...

(born 1964) (BA 1986), Broadway producer; four-time Tony Award winner for Best Musical (''

Rent Rent may refer to: Economics *Renting, an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property *Economic rent, any payment in excess of the cost of production *Rent-seeking, attempting to increase one's share of e ...

'' 1996, ''

Avenue Q '' Avenue Q'' is a musical comedy featuring puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and a book by Jeff Whitty. It won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the 2004 Tony Awards. The show's format is a parody ...

'' 2004, ''

In the Heights ''In the Heights'' is a musical with concept, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is a romance as well as a celebration of community, culture, and aspirations. It is set over the course of thr ...

'' 2008, ''Hamilton'' 2016) * James D. Stern, film and Broadway producer; won a 2003 Tony Award for ''

Hairspray Hairspray may refer to: * Hair spray, a personal grooming product that keeps hair protected from humidity and wind * Hairspray (1988 film), ''Hairspray'' (1988 film), a film by John Waters ** Hairspray (1988 soundtrack), ''Hairspray'' (1988 soundt ...

Graphic arts

* Lloyd Dangle (BFA 1983), cartoonist * Beth Lo (BA 1971), artist *

Dwayne McDuffie Dwayne Glenn McDuffie (February 20, 1962February 21, 2011) was an American writer of comic books and television. He co-founded the pioneering minority-owned-and-operated comic book company Milestone Media, which focused on underrepresented minori ...

(BA, MA), cartoonist and fantasy author *

Sid Meier Sidney K. Meier ( ; born February 24, 1954) is an American businessman and computer programmer. A programmer, designer, and producer of many strategy video games and simulation video games, including the ''Civilization'' series, Meier co-found ...

(BS 1976), video game designer of over 60 titles, including the ''Civilization'' series, '' Pirates!'', and ''

Railroad Tycoon ''Railroad Tycoon'' is a business simulation game series. There are five games in the series; the original '' Railroad Tycoon'' (1990), '' Railroad Tycoon Deluxe'' (1993), ''Railroad Tycoon II'' (1998), '' Railroad Tycoon 3'' (2003), and '' Si ...

''; co-founder of

MicroProse MicroProse is an American video game publisher and video game developer, developer founded by Bill Stealey, Sid Meier, and Andy Hollis in 1982. It developed and published numerous games, including starting the ''Civilization (series), Civilizat ...

and

Firaxis Games Firaxis Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Sparks, Maryland. The company was founded in May 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds (game designer), Brian Reynolds following their departure from MicroProse, Meie ...

Al Milgrom Allen L. Milgrom (born March 6, 1950) is an American comic book artist (penciller and inker), writer, and editor, primarily for Marvel Comics. He is known for his 10-year run as editor of '' Marvel Fanfare''; his long involvement as writer, penci ...

(BA 1972), comic book writer,

penciller A penciller (or penciler) is an artist who works on the creation of comic books, graphic novels, and similar visual art forms, with a focus on the initial pencil illustrations. In the American comic book industry, the penciller is the first step ...

inker The inker (sometimes credited as the finisher or embellisher) is one of the two line artists in traditional comic book production. After the penciller creates a drawing with pencil, the inker interprets this drawing by outlining and embellishing ...

and editor, primarily for

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

; known for ten-year run as editor of ''

Marvel Fanfare ''Marvel Fanfare'' was an anthology comic book series published by American company Marvel Comics. It was a showcase title featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe. Volume one ''Marvel Fanfare'' featured characters and setting ...

''; long involvement as writer, penciler, and inker on ''

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...

''; four-year tenure as ''

West Coast Avengers The West Coast Avengers is a fictional group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appeared in ''The West Coast Avengers'' #1 (Sept. 1984), created by Roger Stern and Bob Hall (comics), Bob Ha ...

'' penciller; and long stint as the inker of ''

X-Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...

'' *

Jim Ottaviani Jim Ottaviani is an American writer who is the author of several comic books about the history of science. His best-known work, ''Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Scientists'', features biographical stories about Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, N ...

(MA nuclear engineering), author of several comic books about the

history of science The history of science covers the development of science from ancient history, ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural science, natural, social science, social, and formal science, formal. Pr ...

; ''Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Scientists'' features biographical stories about

Galileo Galilei Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei ( , , ) or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a poly ...

Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton () was an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author. Newton was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment that followed ...

Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr (, ; ; 7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and old quantum theory, quantum theory, for which he received the No ...

, and

Richard Feynman Richard Phillips Feynman (; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist. He is best known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of t ...

Jason Rubin Jason Rubin (born 1970) is an American video game director, writer, and comic book creator. He is best known for the '' Crash Bandicoot'' and '' Jak and Daxter'' series of games which were produced by Naughty Dog, the game development studio he ...

, video game director;

comic book creator developed specialized terminology. Several attempts have been made to formalize and define the terminology of comics by authors such as Will Eisner, Scott McCloud, R. C. Harvey and Dylan Horrocks. Much of the terminology in English is under di ...

; Internet company founder; known for the ''

Crash Bandicoot ''Crash Bandicoot'' is a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog as an exclusive for Sony's PlayStation console. It has seen numerous installments created by various developers and published on multiple platforms. The series c ...

'' series of games *

Sam Viviano Sam Viviano (born March 13, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American caricature artist and art director. Viviano's caricatures are known for their wide jaws, which Viviano has explained is a result of his incorporation of side views as well a ...

(AB 1975), art director and cover illustrator for '' MAD'' magazine

Music

Music: Composers

Clarice Assad Clarice Assad (born February 9, 1978) is a Brazilian-American composer, pianist, arranger, singer, and educator from Rio de Janeiro. She is influenced by popular Brazilian culture, Romanticism, world music, and jazz. She comes from a musical fam ...

(MA), her master's thesis concerto was recorded by

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (born January 10, 1961) is an Italian and American classical violinist and teacher. Early life and education Salerno-Sonnenberg was born in Rome, Italy. Her father left when she was three months old. She emigrated with ...

Evan Chambers Evan Chambers (born 1963, in Alexandria, Louisiana) is a composer, traditional Irish fiddler, and Professor of Composition at the University of Michigan. He received a Doctorate in music composition from the University of Michigan. His teachers in ...

(PhD), composer, traditional Irish fiddler, and Professor of Composition at the University of Michigan *

Stephen Chatman Stephen Chatman (born 28 February 1950) is an American-born Canadian composer residing in Vancouver. His compositions have been performed across Canada and in the United States. Early life and education Chatman was born in Faribault, Minnesota ...

(DMA 1977), composer * Pius Cheung (Chinese name: 張鈞量) (PhD),

marimbist The marimba ( ) is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its sound. Compared to the xylophone, the mari ...

and composer * Robert Cogan (BM 1951, MM 1952), music theorist, composer, teacher * Feist,

Far East Movement Far East Movement (abbreviated FM) is an American Hip hop music, hip hop and electronic music group based in Los Angeles, composed of Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif, Jon Street, Ray Ro, DJ Virman, and Jerm Beats. They signed with Martin Kierszenba ...

and

Natalia Kills Natalia Noemi "Teddy" Sinclair (' Cappuccini; born 15 August 1986) is a British singer-songwriter and actress. She has recorded music under various aliases, most famously as Natalia Kills and Verbalicious. She is currently the lead vocalist of ...

; has co-written songs for Lady Gaga,

t.A.T.u. t.A.T.u. (, ) were a Russian pop duo consisting of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. The two started out as part of the children's musical group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with Russian reco ...

, Flipsyde, Tokio Hotel, Ai,

Alexandra Burke Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke (born 25 August 1988) is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She won the fifth series of the talent television show ''The X Factor'' in 2008. Following the show, she was signed to Syco Music and releas ...

and

Colby O'Donis Colby O'Donis Colón (; born March 14, 1989) is an American singer. He is best known for his guest appearance on Lady Gaga's 2008 single "Just Dance (song), Just Dance", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, spent over ...

(DMA 2001), composer, Guggenheim award winner *

Alexander Frey Alexander Frey, KM, KStJ, is an American symphony orchestra conductor, virtuoso organist, pianist, harpsichordist and composer. Frey is in great demand as one of the world's most versatile conductors, and enjoys success in the concert hall an ...

(BM, MM), conductor, pianist, organist, harpsichordist, composer *

Jay Gorney Jay Gorney (December 12, 1896– June 14, 1990) was an American theater and film song writer. Life and career Gorney was born Abraham Jacob Gornetzsky on December 12, 1896, in Białystok, Russia (now part of Poland), the son of Frieda (Perls ...

(LS&A: BA 1917; LAW: 1919), composer, songwriter of "

Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" is one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression. Written by lyricist Yip Harburg and composer Jay Gorney, it was part of the 1932 musical revue ''Americana''; the melody is based on a Russian-Jewi ...

" * Robert James (BA, MA), two-time Grammy Award-winning

smooth jazz Smooth jazz is commercially oriented crossover jazz music. Although often described as a "genre", it is a debatable and highly controversial subject in jazz music circles. As a radio format, however, smooth jazz radio became the successor to e ...

keyboardist, arranger and producer *

Laura Karpman Laura Anne Karpman (born March 1, 1959) is an American composer, whose work has included music for film, television, video games, theater, and the concert hall. She has won five Emmy Awards for her work. Karpman was trained at the Juilliard Schoo ...

(BM), composer for film, television, video games, theater, and the concert hall; winner of 5

Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

Andrew Lippa Andrew Lippa (born December 22, 1964) is an American composer, lyricist, libretto, book writer, performer, and theatrical producer, producer. He is a resident artist at the Ars Nova Theater in New York City. Early life Lippa was born in Leeds, E ...

(BA 1987), lyricist and composer *

David T. Little David T. Little (born October 25, 1978) is a Grammy-nominated American composer, record producer, and drummer known for his operatic, orchestral, and chamber works, most notably his operas ''JFK,'' ''Soldier Songs'', and ''Dog Days'' which was na ...

, composer and drummer known for orchestral and operatic works *

Normand Lockwood Normand Lockwood (March 19, 1906 – March 9, 2002) was an American composer born in New York, New York. He studied composition at the University of Michigan from 1921 to 1924, and then traveled to Rome and studied composition under Ottorino Respi ...

, composer; studied composition at U-M 1921–1924; winner of a Guggenheim award * George W. Meyer (PhD 1941), Tin Pan Alley songwriter; Guggenheim award winner *

Frank Ticheli Frank Ticheli ( ; born January 21, 1958) is an American composer of orchestral, choral, chamber, and concert band works. He lives in Los Angeles, California, where he is a Professor Emeritus of Composition at the University of Southern Califo ...

(MM 1983, DMA 1987), Professor of Composition at the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

Thomas Tyra Thomas Tyra (born Thomas Norman Tyrakowski) (April 17, 1933 – July 7, 1995) was an American composer, arranger, bandmaster, and music educator. Early life and education Born and raised in Cicero, Illinois, Tyra was the only child of first-gen ...

(MUSIC: PhD 1971), composer, arranger, bandmaster, and music educator * Aleksandra Vrebalov (DMA 2002),

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

composer *

Julia Wolfe Julia Wolfe (born December 18, 1958) is an American composer and professor of music at New York University. According to ''The Wall Street Journal'', Wolfe's music has "long inhabited a terrain of its own, a place where classical forms are rech ...

, composer

Music: Groups

The Arbors The Arbors were an American pop music, pop vocal group formed in 1964 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The members, two sets of brothers, met at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and began playing local shows in Michigan before moving to New York City ...

, 1960s pop group (all four members; group named after

Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...

) *

Ella Riot Ella Riot was a musical group based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 2007 by Tyler Duncan as My Dear Disco, the name change came in March 2011. The band first released the eponymous EP ''My Dear Disco'' in 2007, releasing its first album '' D ...

, band formed by Michigan undergraduates who coined "DanceThink" music *

George Frayne Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen were an American country rock band founded in 1967. The group's leader and co-founder was pianist and vocalist George Frayne IV, alias Commander Cody (born July 19, 1944, in Boise, Idaho; died September ...

(BFA, MFA), founder of music group Commander Cody * Nomo, band formed at U-M *

Tally Hall Tally Hall (sometimes stylized as tallyhall) is an American rock music, rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in December 2002, and publicly active until the conclusion of their Good & Evil (album), ''Good & Evil'' tour in 2011. The band is ...

, band named after a shopping plaza in Michigan *

Vulfpeck Vulfpeck is an American funk/soul band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2011. Founded by multi-instrumentalists Jack Stratton, Theo Katzman, Woody Goss, and bassist Joe Dart, the band has released four extended plays, six studio albums, a co ...

, funk band founded in 2011 at the university's Duderstadt Center

Music: Instrumentalists

* Don Blum (BA 1994), drummer in the band

The Von Bondies The Von Bondies are an American rock band formed in 1997. The band's breakthrough album, '' Pawn Shoppe Heart'', was released in 2004 and features the singles " C'mon C'mon" and "Tell Me What You See". The Von Bondies have headlined tours of ...

* Aaron Dworkin (MA 1998), violinist and music educator * Laurence Kaptain (DMA), symphonic

cimbalom The cimbalom, cimbal (; ) or concert cimbalom is a type of chordophone composed of a large, trapezoidal box on legs with metal strings stretched across its top and a damping pedal underneath. It was designed and created by József Schunda, V. ...

artist *

(MA), musician; instrumental in the spread of the "

Paul is Dead "Paul is dead" is an urban legend and conspiracy theory alleging that English musician Paul McCartney of the Beatles died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike. The rumour began circulating in 1966, gaining broad popularity in Se ...

urban legend Urban legend (sometimes modern legend, urban myth, or simply legend) is a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous event that many people believe to be true but largely are not. These legends can be e ...

Randy Napoleon Randy Napoleon (born 30 May 1978) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger who tours nationally and internationally. He has also toured with the Freddy Cole Quartet, Benny Green, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra led by John Cla ...

(BFA 1999), jazz guitarist *

Barbara Nissman Barbara Nissman (born December 31, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American pianist. She is especially known for her interpretations and performances of the works of Alberto Ginastera and Sergei Prokofiev which feature prominently in h ...

(BM, MM, DMA); concert pianist known for her interpretations of the music of

Ginastera Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (; April 11, 1916June 25, 1983) was an Argentine composer of classical music. He is considered to be one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Americas. Biography Ginastera was born in Buenos A ...

and

Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''. , group=n ( – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who l ...

Music: Educators and musicologists

Judith Becker Judith O. Becker (born September 3, 1932) is an American academic and educator. She is a scholar of the musical and religious cultures of South and Southeast Asia, the Islamic world and the Americas. Her work combines linguistic, musical, anthropo ...

(BA, PhD), ethnomusicologist * Chalkdust, born Hollis Urban Lester Liverpool (PhD

ethnomusicology Ethnomusicology is the multidisciplinary study of music in its cultural context. The discipline investigates social, cognitive, biological, comparative, and other dimensions. Ethnomusicologists study music as a reflection of culture and investiga ...

calypsonian A calypsonian, originally known as a ''chantwell'', is a musician from the anglophone Caribbean who sings songs of the Calypso music, calypso genre. Calypsos are musical renditions having their origins in the West African griot tradition. Origin ...

from

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

; ethnomusicologist at the

University of the Virgin Islands The University of the Virgin Islands (or UVI) is a public historically black land-grant university in the United States Virgin Islands. History UVI was founded as the College of the Virgin Islands on March 16, 1962. In 1986, it officially becam ...

James Kibbie James Kibbie (born March 13, 1949) is an American concert organist, recording artist and pedagogue. Biography Kibbie was born in 1949 in Vinton, Iowa, USA. He graduated from Davenport West High School in 1967. He holds the Bachelor of Musi ...

(DMA 1981), concert organist, recording artist, Professor of Organ at U-M *

Timothy McAllister Timothy McAllister (born October 21, 1972) is an American classical saxophonist and music educator, who, as of 2014, is Professor of Saxophone at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Career Born in 1972, he gave his so ...

(BM 95, MM 97, DMA, 2002), Grammy award-winning classical saxophonist; member of PRISM Quartet; current Professor of Saxophone at U-M *

Daniel Bernard Roumain Daniel Bernard Roumain (; known by his initials, DBR; born 1970) is a composer, performer, violinist, and band-leader, whose work combines classical music with jazz, hip-hop and rock. Composer In September 2010, ''Dancers, Dreamers, and Presiden ...

(PhD), composer and performer, the self-styled "Dred Violinist" * Norma Wendelburg, composer, pianist and academic teacher

Music: Producers

, singer, songwriter, music producer *

Martin Kierszenbaum Martin Kierszenbaum, also known by his pseudonym Cherry Cherry Boom Boom, is an American record executive and record producer. He founded Cherrytree Records (or The Cherrytree Music Company) in 2005, a record label and management company through w ...

(also known as Cherry Cherry Boom Boom; "Kirschbaum" is German for

cherry tree A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The name ...

), head of A&R at

Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica, California, owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture ...

; president of Interscope's subsidiary imprint

Cherrytree Records Martin Kierszenbaum, also known by his pseudonym Cherry Cherry Boom Boom, is an American record executive and record producer. He founded Cherrytree Records (or The Cherrytree Music Company) in 2005, a record label and management company through w ...

; songwriter; producer; A&R for

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influ ...

Sting Stimulator of interferon genes (STING), also known as transmembrane protein 173 (TMEM173) and MPYS/MITA/ERIS is a regulator protein that in humans is encoded by the STING1 gene. STING plays an important role in innate immunity. STING induces typ ...

, Keane,

Tokio Hotel Tokio Hotel is a German music band formed in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, bassist Georg Listing, and drummer Gustav Schäfer. Starting from the foundation, the band's music genres were pop rock and alternative rock; sin ...

, *

Felix Pappalardi Felix Albert Pappalardi Jr. (December 30, 1939 – April 17, 1983) was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bass violin, bassist. He is best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the band Mountain (band), Mountain, whose ...

, musician, record producer *

Richard Perry Richard Van Perry (June 18, 1942 – December 24, 2024) was an American record producer. He began his musical career as a performer while attending Poly Prep, his high school in Brooklyn. After graduating from college he rose through the late ...

(BA 1964), record producer * David Shayman, aka Disco D (BUS: BBA 2002), helped pioneer Detroit

booty Booty most commonly refers to: *Booty (loot), goods or treasure seized by force *"Booty", a slang term for the buttocks Booty may also refer to: Music * Booty music (also known as Miami bass or booty bass), a subgenre of hip hop * "Booty" (Jenn ...

music and later named it "

ghettotech Ghettotech (also known as Detroit club) is a genre of electronic music originating from Detroit. It combines elements of Chicago's ghetto house with electro, Detroit techno, and Miami bass. Overview Former Detroit music journalist for the ...

"; producer of

hip-hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hi ...

, R&B, and

dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2 ...

tracks * Sam Valenti IV (BA 2000), founded

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

Ghostly International in 1999 *

David Was David Jay Weiss, known as David Was, is an American musician, music producer and journalist. With his life-long friend and stage-brother Don Was, he was the founder of the 1980s pop group Was (Not Was). Career Was was born in Detroit, Michiga ...

(David Weiss, BA 1974), musician and producer,

Was (Not Was) Was (Not Was) is an American band founded in 1979 in Detroit, Michigan, by David Weiss and Don Fagenson, who adopted the stage names David Was and Don Was. Their song catalog features an eclectic mix of pop and rock styles, often featuring g ...

; music critic and commentator *

(Don Fagenson, MDNG: 1970–1971), record producer;

Blue Note Records Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Capitol Music Group. Established in 1939 by History of the Jews in Germany, German-Jewish emigrants Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it deriv ...

president and musician,

Jack Yellen Jack Selig Yellen (Jacek Jeleń; July 6, 1892 – April 17, 1991) was an American lyricist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for writing the lyrics to the songs "Happy Days Are Here Again", which was used by Franklin Roosevelt as the theme ...

(BA 1913), lyricist and screenwriter; two of his most recognized songs are "

Happy Days Are Here Again "Happy Days Are Here Again" is a 1929 song with music by Milton Ager and lyrics by Jack Yellen. It was originally published by Ager, Yellen, and Bornstein. The song is a standard that has been interpreted by various artists. It appeared in t ...

" and "

Ain't She Sweet "Ain't She Sweet" is a song composed by Milton Ager, with lyrics by Jack Yellen. It was published in 1927 by Ager, Yellen & Bornstein, Inc. It became popular in the first half of the 20th century and typified the Roaring Twenties. Like "Happy D ...

ASCAP The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadc ...

board of directors (1951–69); Songwriters Hall of Fame 1972

Music: Vocalists

Becky Baeling Becky Baeling Lythgoe (born May 1, 1977) is an American singer-recording artist, actress, producer and television host. Early life and family Baeling was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan, as Rebecca Diane Bahling, the daughter of Wanda (née V ...

Lythgoe (BFA), singer, actress, producer * Chris Bathgate (BFA),

indie folk Indie folk (also called alternative folk) is an alternative genre of music that arose in the 1990s among musicians from indie rock scenes influenced by folk music. Characteristics The staff of '' Paste Magazine'' said in 2020: "No music genre ...

singer-songwriter and musician in the

Ann Arbor Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...

and

Ypsilanti Ypsilanti ( ), commonly shortened to Ypsi ( ), is a college town and city located on the Huron River in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 20,648. The city is bounded to the north ...

folk music scene in

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

Janai Brugger Janai Brugger (born January 3, 1983) is an American operatic soprano. In 2014, music critic F. Paul Driscoll described her in ''Opera News'' as "gifted with a supple, beautifully shaded lyric soprano." Education and early career Born in Chicago, I ...

(MM), operatic soprano *

Michelle Chamuel Michelle Jacqueline Chamuel (born c. 1986) is an American music producer, songwriter and vocalist. She has released several works as a solo artist and in partnership with others. Her works span various styles including pop, electronic, acoustic ...

(BA 2008), singer, songwriter, producer *

Muriel Costa-Greenspon Muriel Salina Costa-Greenspon ( Greenspon; December 1, 1937 – December 26, 2005) was an American mezzo-soprano who had a lengthy career at the New York City Opera from 1963 to 1993. She portrayed a gallery of character roles that extended fro ...

(AB, MA), mezzo-soprano who performed with the New York City Opera for thirty years; a daughter of deaf parents * David Daniels (MM 1992), countertenor *

Joe Dassin Joseph Ira Dassin (; November 5, 1938 – August 20, 1980) was an American–French singer-songwriter. In his career spanning sixteen years (1964–1980), he enjoyed numerous successes in France and the French-speaking world, as well as singing ...

(PhD), French singer *

Michael Fabiano Michael Fabiano (born 8 May 1984) is an American operatic tenor. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, he has performed in leading opera houses throughout the world, including the San Francisco Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, Sydney Opera, Teatr ...

(BM 2005), operatic tenor * Elizabeth Fischer Monastero (BM 1956), operatic mezzo-soprano, voice teacher *

Theo Katzman Theodore Daniel Katzman (born April 2, 1986) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Los Angeles. His musical style is a fusion of pop, jazz, funk, and indie rock. He is a member of the funk band Vu ...

(BA 2008), singer, songwriter, producer * Holden Madagame, transgender opera singer tenor *

, born Madonna Ciccone (MDNG: 1976–1978), singer and actress * Niagara, musician; painter; lead vocalist of the

punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...

bands

Destroy All Monsters is a 1968 Japanese epic ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects directed by Sadamasa Arikawa and supervised by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film, which was produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd, is the ninth film in the ''G ...

and Dark Carnival *

Sean Panikkar Sean Panikkar (born 17 September 1981) is an American operatic tenor. He has performed in many leading opera houses both nationally and internationally, including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Carnegie Hall, Salzburg Festival, as well ...

(BM, MM), opera singer; member of the classical crossover group Forte Tenors *

Nicholas Phan Nicholas Phan (last name pronounced /ˈPan/; b. Hartford, Connecticut, January 3, 1979) is an American lyric tenor who has performed internationally with orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philha ...

, tenor, performer of oratorio and opera *

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, actor and radio broadcaster. He was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band the Stooges, who were formed in 1 ...

, born James Osterberg, Jr. (MDNG: 1963–1964), rock star *

Ashley Putnam Ashley Putnam (born 10 August 1952) is an American soprano from New York City. Her professional singing career began in 1976 and has spanned over 30 years. Early life and career Ashley Putnam began her music career playing the flute. Her mother ...

(BM 1974, MM 1975), opera and concert singer *

Antwaun Stanley Antwaun Stanley is an American R&B singer and songwriter based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Career Stanley grew up in Flint, Michigan. He began singing at age three and took part in talent competitions including ''The Queen Latifah Show'' and ''S ...

, singer, songwriter * Christopher Temporelli, operatic bass and concert singer, radio host, TV personality, personal development coach, speaker, and author *

Vienna Teng Cynthia Yih Shih (born October 3, 1978), better known by her stage name Vienna Teng, is an American pianist and singer-songwriter who lives in Washington, DC. Teng has released five studio albums: '' Waking Hour'' (2002), ''Warm Strangers'' (200 ...

, born Cynthia Yih Shih,

Taiwanese American Taiwanese Americans (traditional Chinese, Chinese: 臺灣裔美國人; pinyin: ''Táiwān yì měiguó rén''; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ''Tâi-Bí-jîn'') are Americans of Taiwanese people, Taiwanese ancestry, including American-born descendants of migrant ...

pianist and singer-songwriter; albums include '' Waking Hour'' (2002), ''

Warm Strangers ''Warm Strangers'' is singer-songwriter Vienna Teng's second album. Track listing #Feather Moon – 4:06 #Harbor – 4:24 #Hope on Fire – 4:26 #Shine – 2:39 #Mission Street – 4:32 #My Medea – 4:09 #Shasta (Carrie's Song) – 3:29 #Hom ...

'' (2004), '' Dreaming Through The Noise'' (2006), and '' Inland Territory'' (2009); live album, ''The Moment Always Vanishing'' (2009), on which she is double-billed with her percussionist, Alex Wong * Dick Valentine (BA 1994), singer of

Electric Six Electric Six is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Detroit in 1996. They are known for combining elements of Rock music, rock, disco, garage rock, Heavy metal music, metal, New wave music, new wave, and punk rock. Since achieving wide ...

Sachal Vasandani Sachal Vasandani, known professionally as Sachal, is an American jazz singer. Vasandani released ''Slow Motion Miracles'' on the Okeh label in 2015. He previously released three albums on Mack Avenue Records, ''Eyes Wide Open'' in 2007, ''We Move' ...

, jazz vocalist

Academy Award nominees and winners

* John Briley (BA 1951, MA 1952), won

Academy Award For Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best ...

, ''

Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British ...

'' *

, ''

Miracle on 34th Street ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (initially released as ''The Big Heart'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American Christmas film, Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century-Fox, written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story ...

'' earned him an Academy Award for Best Story in 1947 * Charles Crawford Davis (COE: 1916), won 1948 Oscar for his invention of the Davis Drive System, a system for merging sound with pictures and driving the film through movie cameras and projectors * Michael Dunn (MDNG), nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 1966 for ''Ship of Fools'' *

(MM 1954), Oscar and Grammy-winning audio engineer; musician (piano, church and theater organ) *Michael Epstein (BArch), also winner of two

George Foster Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor what are described as the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in ...

s, an Emmy, and a Writers Guild Award *

(BBA), '' The Kids Are All Right'' (nominated for Best Picture); producer; founder and president of Gilbert Films *

(BFA 1955), actor; the voice of

Darth Vader Darth Vader () is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was first introduced in the original film trilogy as the primary antagonist and one of the leaders of the Galactic Empire. He has become one of the most iconic villain ...

in the ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...

'' movies; winner of two

Tony Awards The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cere ...

and an honorary Oscar *

(BM), nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Original Score The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by ...

for ''

American Fiction American literature is literature written or produced in the United States of America and in the Colonial history of the United States, British colonies that preceded it. The American literary tradition is part of the broader tradition of E ...

'' * Lawrence Edward "Larry" Kasdan (MA), '' The Big Chill'' (nominated, screenplay), ''

Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a mile (). The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon Nati ...

'' (nominated, screenplay), ''

The Accidental Tourist ''The Accidental Tourist'' is a 1985 novel by Anne Tyler that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 1985 and the Ambassador Book Award for Fiction in 1986. The novel was adapted into ...

'' (nominated, screenplay; Best Picture); ''Grand Canyon'' won the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...

at the

42nd Berlin International Film Festival The 42nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1992. The festival opened with '' The Inner Circle'' by Andrei Konchalovsky. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film ''Grand Canyon'' directed by Lawrence K ...

(BFA 1972), actress; winner of the Academy Award, an Emmy, and two

Golden Globe The Golden Globe Awards are awards presented for excellence in both international film and television. It is an annual award ceremony held since 1944 to honor artists and professionals and their work. The ceremony is normally held every Januar ...

awards * Kurt Luedtke, ''Out of Africa'' (winner – Writing Adapted Screenplay) *

(BA 1938), nominated for ''The Crucible''; the play was adapted for film twice, by

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary criticism, literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th ...

as the 1957 film ''

Les Sorcières de Salem ''The Crucible'' (, or ''Hexenjagd'') is a 1957 French-language historical drama film directed by Raymond Rouleau with a screenplay adapted by Jean-Paul Sartre from the 1953 play ''The Crucible'', by Arthur Miller. Plot 1692, Salem, Massachuset ...

'' and by Miller himself as the 1996 film ''

The Crucible ''The Crucible'' is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1692 to 1693. Miller wrote ...

''; his adaptation earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay based on Previously Produced Material, his only nomination * John Nelson, Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects for ''

Gladiator A gladiator ( , ) was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their ...

'' and ''

Blade Runner 2049 ''Blade Runner 2049'' is a 2017 American Epic film, epic neo-noir science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green (writer), Michael Green, based on a story by Fancher. A sequel to ''Blade ...

'' *

, nominated for Best Screenplay for ''The Long Voyage Home'' in 1941, for Best Original Screenplay for ''Air Force'' in 1944, and for Best Story and Screenplay (Written Directly for the Screen) for ''The Tin Star'' in 1958; he won Best Screenplay for ''The Informer'' in 1936, but initially refused the honor due to an ongoing writers' strike *

(Benj Pasek and Justin Paul),

winning songwriting duo and composing team for musical theater, films, and television; Best Musical Theater Album for ''

Talent management

* George Finkel (BA 1958), TV sports producer for

NBC Sports NBC Sports is an American programming division for NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, that is responsible for sports broadcasts on their broadcast network NBC, the Cable television, cable channels NBC owns, and on Peacock (streaming service) ...

1971–1990; won three Emmy awards *

Dan Glickman Daniel Robert Glickman (born November 24, 1944) is an American politician, lawyer, lobbyist, and nonprofit leader. He served as the United States secretary of agriculture from 1995 until 2001 in the Clinton administration. He previously represen ...

(BA 1966), president and CEO of the

Motion Picture Association of America The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the Major film studios, five major film studios of the Cinema of the United States, United States, the Major film studios#Mini-majors, mini-major Amazon MGM Stud ...

, Inc.

Theatre, film, and television

* Stanley Bahorek (BFA 2003), actor * Britt Baron (BFA 2013), actress *

Rick Bayless Rick Bayless (born November 23, 1953) is an American chef and restaurateur who specializes in traditional Mexican cuisine with modern interpretations. He is widely known for his PBS series '' Mexico: One Plate at a Time''. Among his various acc ...

, chef who specializes in modern interpretations of traditional Mexican cuisine; known for PBS series ''Mexico: One Plate at a Time'' * Michael Bellavia (BS 1991), Emmy Award- winning President of Animax Entertainment *

Selma Blair Selma Blair (born Selma Blair Beitner; June 23, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in '' Cruel Intentions'', '' Legally Blonde'', '' The Sweetest Thing'', and the ''Hellboy'' franchise. Blair, born in Southfield, Michigan ...

(BA 1994), actress, known for ''

Cruel Intentions ''Cruel Intentions'' is a 1999 American teen romantic drama film written and directed by Roger Kumble, and starring Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair. The film, set in New York City among rich high s ...

'' and ''

Legally Blonde ''Legally Blonde'' is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic and written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, based on Amanda Brown's novel. It stars Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victo ...

'' *

Zachary Booth Zachary Booth (born 1983) is an American actor. He appeared in several productions with the Peterborough Players in Peterborough, New Hampshire, before starring in The N's ''What Goes On'' and on FX's ''Damages''. Booth is a 2004 BFA graduate of ...

(BFA 2004), actor *

Sophina Brown Sophina Brown Simmons is an American actress, active in theater and television. She is best known for her starring roles as prosecutor Raina Troy in the CBS legal drama ''Shark'' from 2006 to 2008, and as FBI agent Nikki Betancourt in the CBS cri ...

(BFA), actor, ''

Numb3rs ''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that originally aired on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, with a total of six seasons consisting of 118 episodes. The series was created by Nico ...

'' *

David Burtka David Michael Burtka (born May 29, 1975) is an American actor and chef. Early life David Burtka was born in Dearborn, Michigan, the son of Deborah A. Zajas (died 2008) and Daniel Burtka. He is of Polish descent. He grew up in Canton, Michigan, ...

(BFA 1997), actor; chef; entertainment news correspondent for E! News *

Bruno Campos Bruno Campos () (born 3 December 1973) is a Brazilian lawyer and former actor. He made his film debut in the Academy Award-nominated Brazilian drama film '' O Quatrilho'' (1995), and is known for his roles in American television series such as D ...

(LAW), Brazilian-born actor, ''

Nip/Tuck ''Nip/Tuck'' is an American medical drama television series created by Ryan Murphy that aired on FX in the United States for six seasons from 2003 to 2010. The series, which also incorporates elements of crime, black comedy, family drama, sati ...

'' *

Jessica Cauffiel Jessica Cauffiel (born March 30, 1976) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Margot in ''Legally Blonde'' (2001) & '' Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde'' (2003) and Tori in ''White Chicks'' (2004) and her roles ...

(SMTD: BFA), actress * Esther K. Chae (MA), actress *

(BFA 2009), actor; singer-songwriter; cast member of ''

Glee Glee may refer to: * Glee (music), a type of English choral music * ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy * ''Glee'' (Bran Van 3000 album) * ''Glee'' (Logan Lynn album) * Gle ...

''; member of

StarKid Productions StarKid Productions, also known as Team StarKid, is an American musical theatre company founded in 2009 at the University of Michigan by Darren Criss, Brian Holden, Matt Lang, and Nick Lang. Originally known for the viral success of their fir ...

(BFA 1948), two-time Emmy award winner, played the secretary in ''

The Bob Cummings Show ''The Bob Cummings Show'' (also known in reruns as ''Love That Bob'') is an American sitcom starring Bob Cummings, which was broadcast from January 2, 1955, to September 15, 1959. The program began with a half-season run on NBC, then ran for ...

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The Brady Bunch ''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired five seasons from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family of six children, with three boys and three gir ...

'' * Donald Alan "Don" Diamond (BA 1942), radio, film, and television actor; known for his comic portrayal as Crazy Cat on the 1960s television sitcom ''

F Troop ''F Troop'' is a satirical American television Western sitcom about U.S. soldiers and American Indians in the Wild West during the 1860s. The series originally aired for two seasons on ABC. It debuted in the United States on September 14, 1965 ...

'' *

Erin Dilly Erin Dilly (born May 12, 1972) is an American actress. She is most noted for her portrayal of Truly Scrumptious in the 2005 musical ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'', for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actr ...

, actress; Truly Scrumptious in the 2005 musical ''

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' is a 1968 children's film, children's Musical film, musical fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes and produced by Albert R. Broccoli. It stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Fröbe, Anna Quayle, ...

'', for which she was nominated for a

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...

and the

Outer Critics Circle Award The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town news ...

* Michael Dunn, aka Gary Neil Miller (MDNG), actor, known for his recurring role as mad scientist Dr. Miguelito Loveless in the 1960s TV series ''The Wild Wild West'' *

Barrett Foa Barrett Conrad Foa (born September 18, 1977) is an American singer, dancer, and actor. He is best known for his performances in Broadway theatre. He has played many leading characters in Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions. He has appea ...

(BFA 1999), actor, ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' *

Hunter Foster Hunter Foster (born June 25, 1969) is an American musical theatre actor, singer, librettist, playwright and director. Career After touring in several shows and playing on Broadway, in 2001 he was cast in his breakthrough role of Bobby Strong ...

(BFA 1992), Tony Award-nominated actor * Stephen Fung Tak-Lun (BA 1992), Hong Kong-based actor, singer, model, writer and film director *

Alexander Gemignani Alexander Cesare Gemignani (born July 3, 1979) is an American actor, tenor, musician, and conductor, known for his work on Broadway. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in '' Carousel'' and a Drama Desk Award for his performa ...

, actor, tenor *

David Alan Grier David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. Known for his roles on stage and screen, Grier gained popularity playing multiple roles in the American sketch comedy television series '' In Living Color'' (1990–1994) ...

(BA 1978), actor, comedian *

Erika Henningsen Erika Leigh Henningsen (born August 13, 1992) is an American actress, singer and voice actress. She is best known for her work on Broadway and for originating the role of Cady Heron in the 2018 Tony-nominated musical ''Mean Girls'', for which s ...

(BFA 2014), Broadway actress, known for originating the role of Cady Heron in ''Mean Girls'' and the voice of Charlie Morningstar in ''

Hazbin Hotel ''Hazbin Hotel'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated Musical theatre, musical comedy television series created by Vivienne Medrano, Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. The series revolves around Charlie Morningstar, crown princess, princes ...

'' on

Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by ...

Avery Hopwood James Avery Hopwood (May 28, 1882 – July 1, 1928) was an American playwright of the Jazz Age. He had four plays running simultaneously on Broadway in 1920, namely "The Gold Diggers," "The Bat" and "Spanish Love" and "Ladies' Night (In a ...

(AB 1905), one of the most successful playwrights of the

Jazz Age The Jazz Age was a period from 1920 to the early 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity. The Jazz Age's cultural repercussions were primarily felt in the United States, the birthplace of jazz. Originating in New O ...

Ruth Hussey Ruth Carol Hussey (October 30, 1911 – April 19, 2005) was an American actress best known for her Academy Award-nominated role as photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in '' The Philadelphia Story''. Early life Hussey was born in Providence, Rho ...

, actress * Stephanie Izard (BA), chef; winner of the fourth season of ''Top Chef'', Bravo's cooking competition show *

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Tusshar Kapoor Tusshar Kapoor (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor and producer who works in Hindi films. Early and personal life Tusshar Kapoor is the son of actors Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. His elder sister, Ekta Kapoor is a television and ...

(BBA), actor in Indian cinema *

Andrew Keenan-Bolger Andrew Keenan-Bolger is an American actor. He is best known for originating the roles of Crutchie in ''Newsies'' and Jesse Tuck in '' Tuck Everlasting'' on Broadway. His other Broadway credits include Robertson Ay in ''Mary Poppins'', Jojo in '' ...

(BFA 2007), known for the role of Crutchy in Disney's ''

Newsies ''Newsies'' is a 1992 American historical musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White, it is loosely based on the ...

'', as well as for his video blog, "Andrew's Blog" *

(BFA 2000), Broadway actress who originated the role of Olive Ostrovsky in ''

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'' is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, with a book written by Rachel Sheinkin, created by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss. The show centers on a fictional ...

'';

Éponine Éponine Thénardier (; ), also referred to as "Ponine", the "Jondrette girl" and the "young working-man", is a fictional character in the 1862 novel ''Les Misérables'' by Victor Hugo. The character is introduced as a spoiled and pampered child, ...

in the revival of ''

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'' *

Nancy Kovack Nancy Kovack (born March 11, 1935) is a retired American film and television actress. Early years Nancy Kovack was born in Flint, Michigan. Her father, Michael A. Kovack, was the manager of a General Motors plant. Career After working as a mo ...

, film and TV actress; attended U-M at age 15 and graduated by 19; appeared on ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...

'' and ''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typi ...

''; in 1969 she was nominated for an

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award catego ...

for an appearance on ''

Mannix ''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that originally aired for eight seasons on CBS from September 16, 1967, to March 13, 1975. The show was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer ...

'' *

Ethan Laidlaw Ethan Allen Laidlaw (November 25, 1899 – May 25, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films and made more than 500 appearances on television, mainly uncredited in Westerns, from 1923 to 1962. Laidlaw was born in Bu ...

, actor *

Mark Lenard Mark Lenard (born Leonard Rosenson, October 15, 1924 – November 22, 1996) was an American actor, primarily in television. His most famous role was that of Sarek, father of Spock, in the science fiction ''Star Trek'' franchise, both in '' Sta ...

, actor, including several ''Star Trek'' movies *

Matt Letscher Matt Letscher is an American actor, director and playwright, known for his roles as Captain Harrison Love in '' The Mask of Zorro'' and Colonel Adelbert Ames in '' Gods and Generals''. He co-starred in '' 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Bengh ...

(BA 1992), film and TV actor; ''

The Mask of Zorro ''The Mask of Zorro'' is a 1998 American Western swashbuckler film based on the fictional character Zorro by Johnston McCulley. Directed by Martin Campbell from a screenplay by John Eskow, Ted Elliott, and Terry Rossio, it stars Anto ...

'' *

Lucy Liu Lucy Alexis Liu (; born December 2, 1968) is an American actress, producer, and artist. Widely regarded as a trailblazer for Asian Americans in arts and entertainment, Asian American representation in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, she is t ...

(BFA 1990), actress, known for ''

Ally McBeal ''Ally McBeal'' is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley that originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997, to May 20, 2002. It revolves around Calista Flockhart in the title role as a lawyer working ...

'', ''Elementary'' and for the movie versions of ''

Charlie's Angels ''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts for ABC. It originally aired from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, airing for five seasons consisting of 115 episodes. It was produ ...

'' * Taylor Louderman, Broadway actress, known for originating roles Campbell in '' Bring It On: The Musical'' and Regina George in ''

Mean Girls ''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. It stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, and Fey. The film follows Cady Heron (Lohan), a naïve t ...

the Musical'' *

Strother Martin Strother Douglas Martin Jr. (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) was an American character actor who often appeared in support of John Wayne and Paul Newman and in Western films directed by John Ford and Sam Peckinpah. Among Martin's memorable ...

(BA 1947), actor, member of the diving team *

, film, stage and television actress; Emmy Award winner *

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Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational television, educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Worksh ...

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Mark Metcalf Mark Metcalf (born March 11, 1946) is an American television and film actor often playing the role of an antagonistic and aggrieved authority figure. He is best known for his role as sadistic ROTC officer Douglas C. Neidermeyer in the 1978 Amer ...

(BA 1968), actor in television and film *

Eric Millegan Eric Millegan (born August 25, 1974) is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Zack Addy on the Fox series '' Bones''. Early life Millegan was born in Hackettstown, New Jersey, and raised in Springfield, Oregon. He attended Springfi ...

, ''

Bones A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, an ...

'' *

Emily Morse Emily Hope Morse (born June 2, 1970) is an American sex therapist, author and media personality. She is the host of the long-running podcast ''Sex with Emily'' and is also known for her 2012 recurring reality television appearance in Bravo's ser ...

(born 1970), sex therapist, author, and media personality * Sydney Morton, played a recurring character in Spike Lee's ''She's Gotta Have It'' *

Taylor Nichols Cecil Taylor Nichols (born March 3, 1959) is an American actor, known for his roles in several films by Whit Stillman including major roles in ''Metropolitan (1990 film), Metropolitan'' (1990) and ''Barcelona (film), Barcelona'' (1994), as well ...

, actor * Michael O'Brien, writer ''Saturday Night Live'' 2009–2015, cast member 2013–14 *

Beverley Owen Beverley Jane Stone (''née'' Ogg; May 13, 1937 – February 21, 2019), known professionally as Beverley Owen, was an American television actress, best known for having played the original role of Marilyn Munster on the sitcom ''The Munsters'' ...

(née Ogg, sometimes credited as Beverly Owen), known for having played

Marilyn Munster Marilyn Munster is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom ''The Munsters'', originally played by Beverley Owen and later by Pat Priest. In the original series, she is the daughter of Lily Munster's sister, and is therefore the granddaughter of ...

Eren Ozker Eren Ozker (July 25, 1948 – February 25, 1993) was a Turkish-American puppeteer. She was one of the primary performers during the first season of Jim Henson's popular television series ''The Muppet Show''. Biography Ozker was born in Ankara, ...

(1970), puppeteer and

Muppet The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, slapstick, burlesque, and self-referential style of musical variety-sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, the eponymous media franchise encompasse ...

performer * Ashley Park (BFA 2013), Broadway actress known for her work in ''

The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childr ...

'' and for originating the role of Gretchen Wieners in ''

'' *

Rob Paulsen Robert Frederick Paulsen III (born March 11, 1956) is an American voice actor and voice director, known for his roles in numerous animated television series and films. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Pro ...

class of 1975, actor (attended 1975 only) *

David Paymer David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor and television director. He has been in films such as '' Mr. Saturday Night'', '' Quiz Show'', '' Searching for Bobby Fischer'', ''City Slickers'', '' Crazy People'', '' State an ...

(BA 1975), character actor, ''

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Get Shorty ''Get Shorty'' is a 1990 novel by American novelist Elmore Leonard. In 1995, the novel was adapted into an eponymous film, and in 2017 it was adapted into a television series of the same name. Plot summary The story is about Ernesto "Chili ...

'' *

Jean Peters Elizabeth Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American film actress. She was known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and as the second wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered ...

, actress *

(BA 1970), actress and comedian, known for her work on ''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') is an American Late night television in the United States, late-night live television, live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC. The ...

'' for which she won an Emmy in 1978 *

Blake Roman Blake Roman Bojewski, known professionally as Blake Roman, (born December 20, 1995) is an American actor and musician, best known for his performance in the Broadway musical, '' Harmony: A New Musical'' about the Comedian Harmonists, and for v ...

(BFA 2019), actor, Erwin "Chopin" Bootz in Harmony (musical) *

Ted Raimi Theodore Raimi (born December 14, 1965) is an American character actor, director and writer. He is known for his roles in the works of his brother Sam Raimi, including a fake Shemp in ''The Evil Dead'', possessed Henrietta in ''Evil Dead II'', ...

(BA 1983), actor, ''

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'' and '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' *

William Russ William Russ (born October 20, 1950) is an American actor and television director. He played Alan Matthews on the sitcom ''Boy Meets World'' (1993–2000) and appeared in the television series ''Wiseguy (TV series), Wiseguy'', the soap operas ''A ...

, actor; the father on ''

Boy Meets World ''Boy Meets World'' is an American coming-of-age sitcom created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly that aired on ABC for seven seasons between September1993 and May2000. The series centers on Cory Matthews ( Ben Savage) and his friends and f ...

'' * Ellen Sandweiss (MA in Theatre Management), B-movie actress; has performed in musical theatre as a dancer and pop singer, and in a one-woman show of Jewish music *

Martha Scott Martha Ellen Scott (September 22, 1912 – May 28, 2003) was an American actress. She was featured in major films such as Cecil B. DeMille’s '' The Ten Commandments'' (1956), and William Wyler's ''Ben-Hur'' (1959). Martha played the mother of ...

(BA 1934), actress, ''

Our Town ''Our Town'' is a three-act play written by American playwright Thornton Wilder in 1938. Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written", it presents the fictional American town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 ...

'' (Academy Award nomination), ''

The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments (), or the Decalogue (from Latin , from Ancient Greek , ), are religious and ethical directives, structured as a covenant document, that, according to the Hebrew Bible, were given by YHWH to Moses. The text of the Ten C ...

'', '' Ben Hur'' *

Miriam Shor Miriam Ruth Shor (born July 25, 1971) is an American actress. She gained prominence for her performance in the Off-Broadway rock musical ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' (1998–2000) and in the 2001 film adaptation of the same name. She later sta ...

(BFA), film, stage, and television actress *

Douglas Sills Douglas Howard Sills (born July 5, 1960) is an American actor and singer. He made his professional stage acting debut with principal roles in the national tours of ''Into the Woods'' and ''The Secret Garden''. He is most well-known for his lead ...

, actor * Randy and Jason Sklar, professionally known as the Sklar Brothers,

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comedians *

, the cast and creators of YouTube sensation, ''

A Very Potter Musical ''A Very Potter Musical'' (originally titled ''Harry Potter: The Musical'' and often shortened to ''AVPM'') is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss and A. J. Holmes and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang and Brian Holden.Jennifer Laura Thompson Jennifer Laura Thompson (born December 5, 1969) is an American actress and singer, best known for her theatrical performances. She originated the role of Cynthia Murphy in the Tony Award-winning musical, '' Dear Evan Hansen'', and received a Ton ...

(BFA 1991), Tony Award-nominated actress, played Glinda in the Broadway musical ''

Wicked Wicked may refer to: Books * ''Wicked'' (Maguire novel), a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name * ''Wicked'', a 1997 novel series collaboration between Australian children's authors Paul Jennings and Morris ...

'' * Carlos Valdes (SMTD BA 2011), actor and musician, ''

The Flash The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...

'' *

(MA), Indian arts scholar; founder and director of Indira Kalakendra *

Mike Weinberg ''Home Alone 4'' (also known as ''Home Alone: Taking Back the House'') is a 2002 American made-for-television Christmas family comedy film directed by Rod Daniel, which first aired on ABC on November 3, 2002, as the first episode of the forty-s ...

(BFA 2015), actor, ''

Life as a House ''Life as a House'' is a 2001 American drama film produced and directed by Irwin Winkler. The screenplay by Mark Andrus focuses on a man who is anxious to repair his relationship with his ex-wife and teenage son after he is diagnosed with termi ...

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Home Alone 4 ''Home Alone 4'' (also known as ''Home Alone: Taking Back the House'') is a 2002 American made-for-television Christmas family comedy film directed by Rod Daniel, which first aired on ABC on November 3, 2002, as the first episode of the forty-s ...

'' *

James Wolk James Joseph Wolk (born March 22, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in the CBS comedy series '' The Crazy Ones'' (2013–2014), the AMC period drama series ''Mad Men'' (2013–2014), the CBS drama thriller series ''Zo ...

(BFA 2007), actor, ''Front of the Class'', ''

The Crazy Ones ''The Crazy Ones'' is an American television sitcom created by David E. Kelley, and starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar. The single-camera series aired for one season on CBS, from September 26, 2013, to April 17, 2014. It was pa ...

Writers of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction

* Daniel Aaron (BA 1933), author of many articles and books, including ''Men of Good Hope: A Story of American Progressives'', ''The Unwritten War: Writers of the Civil War'' and, with Richard Hofstadter and William Miller, ''The Structure of American History'' *

Megan Abbott Megan Abbott (born August 21, 1971) is an American screenwriter and author of crime fiction and non-fiction analyses of hardboiled crime fiction. Her novels and short stories have drawn from and reworked classic subgenres of crime writing from a ...

(BA), author of

crime fiction Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professiona ...

and of a non-fiction analysis of

hardboiled Hardboiled (or hard-boiled) fiction is a literary genre that shares some of its characters and settings with crime fiction (especially detective fiction and noir fiction). The genre's typical protagonist is a detective who battles the violence o ...

crime fiction; Mystery Writers of America

Edgar Allan Poe Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America which is based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor ...

in 2008 for ''Queenpin'' *

Saladin Ahmed Saladin Ahmed (born October 4, 1975) is an American comic book writer and a science fiction/fantasy poetry and prose writer. His 2012 book '' Throne of the Crescent Moon'' was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and won the Locus Award ...

(BA),

Arab-American Arab Americans ( or ) are Americans who trace ancestry to any of the various waves of immigrants from the Arabic-speaking countries. In the United States census, Arabs are racially classified as White Americans which is defined as "A person ha ...

science fiction and fantasy writer and poet *

Uwem Akpan Uwem Akpan is a Nigerian writer. He is known as the author of '' Say You're One of Them'' (2008), a collection of five stories (each set in a different African country) published by Little, Brown & Company. His debut book achieved international ...

(MFA 2007), Nigerian author; Jesuit priest; won Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book and the PEN/Beyond Margins Award for ''Say You're One of Them'' * Jennifer Allison (BA), author of

mystery novels Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as specu ...

and the Gilda Joyce children's series * Olive San Louie Anderson, author of '' An American Girl, and Her Four Years in a Boys' College'' *

Max Apple Max Apple (born October 22, 1941) is an American short story writer, novelist, and professor at The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biography Apple was born to a American Jews, Jewish family in Grand Rapids, Michigan, ...

(BA 1963), author of ''The Oranging of America'' (1976, short stories), ''Zip: A Novel of the Left and the Right'' (1978, novel), ''Three Stories'' (1983, short stories), ''Free Agents'' (1984, novel), ''The Propheteers: A Novel'' (1987, novel), and ''Roommates: My Grandfather's Story'' (1994, biography of his grandfather) *

Robert Arthur, Jr. Robert Arthur Jr. (November 10, 1909 – May 2, 1969) was an American writer and editor of crime fiction and speculative fiction known for his work with '' The Mysterious Traveler'' radio series and for writing ''The Three Investigators'', a s ...

(BA 1930), writer, novelist, editor; created "

The Three Investigators The Three Investigators is an American Children's literature, juvenile detective book series first published as "''Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators''". It was created by Robert Arthur Jr., who believed involving a famous person such a ...

" mystery series for young readers and worked on the anthology TV series ''

Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 ...

'' *

Robert Asprin Robert Lynn Asprin (June 28, 1946 – May 22, 2008) was an American science fiction and fantasy authors, fantasy author and science fiction fandom, active fan, known best for his humorous series ''MythAdventures'' and ''Phule's Company (series), ...

(MDNG: 1964–1965), science fiction and fantasy author *

Brit Bennett Brit Bennett is an American writer based in Los Angeles. Her debut novel '' The Mothers'' (2016) was a ''New York Times'' best-seller. Her second novel, ''The Vanishing Half'' (2020), was also a ''New York Times'' best-seller, and was chosen as a ...

(MFA 2014), author of ''The Mothers'' (2016) *

Sven Birkerts Sven Birkerts (born 21 September 1951) is an American essayist and literary critic. He is best known for his book ''The Gutenberg Elegies'' (1994), which posits a decline in reading due to the overwhelming advances of the Internet and other tec ...

(AB 1973), essayist and author of ''The Gutenberg Elegies''; son of emeritus faculty member

Gunnar Birkerts Gunnar Birkerts (, January 17, 1925 – August 15, 2017) was a Latvian American architect who, for the most of his career, was based in the metropolitan area of Detroit, Michigan. Some of his notable designs include the Corning Museum of Gla ...

* Martha Arnold Boughton (Ph.B. 1880), poet, biographer, song music and lyrics * Kevin Boyle (PhD), author; professor of history; his 2004 book, '' Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age'', won the

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(AB 1947), wrote ''Lightning Ridge! Further Adventures of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' *

John Malcolm Brinnin John Malcolm Brinnin (September 13, 1916 – June 26, 1998) was a Canadian-born American poet and literary critic. Life and work Brinnin was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, to American parents John A. Brinnin and Frances Malcolm Brinni ...

(BA 1942), Canadian-born American poet and literary critic * Michael Byers (MFA), writer *

Juliet Winters Carpenter Juliet Winters Carpenter (born 1948) is an American translator of modern Japanese literature. Born in the American Midwest, she studied Japanese literature at the University of Michigan and the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies ...

(BA, MA 1976), translator of Japanese, author *

Rose Woodallen Chapman Rose Woodallen Chapman (1875–1923) was an American lecturer, author and editor. Early life and education Rose Maria Wood-Allen was born at Lakeside, Ohio near Toledo. She was the only daughter of Dr. Mary Wood-Allen. Chapman attended various ...

(1899, did not graduate), lecturer, author and editor * Meg Waite Clayton (LAW: JD), ''The Language of Light'' was a finalist for Barbara Kingsolver's Bellwether Prize; ''The Wednesday Sisters'' became a national bestseller and a book club favorite * Richard Cohen (BA 1973), Hopwood Award-winning novelist * James Oliver "Jim" Curwood (MDNG: 1899–1900), action-adventure writer and conservationist * Jose Y. Dalisay Jr. (MFA 1988), Filipino writer *

Underwood Dudley Underwood Dudley (born January 6, 1937) is an American mathematician and writer. His popular works include several books describing crank mathematics by pseudomathematicians who incorrectly believe they have squared the circle or done other im ...

(PhD 1965), known for his popular writing about

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mathematics * Elizabeth Ehrlich, wrote '' Miriam's Kitchen'' *

(LAW: JD), author of '' An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood'' (1989), ''Winchell: Gossip, Power, and the Culture of Celebrity'' (1994), ''Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality (1998)'', and ''Walt Disney: Triumph of the American Imagination'' (2006) *

Mary Gaitskill Mary Gaitskill (born November 11, 1954) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. Her work has appeared in ''The New Yorker'', ''Harper's Magazine'', ''Esquire (magazine), Esquire'', ''The Best American Short Stories'' (1993, 20 ...

, author of ''Bad Behavior'' (1988), ''Two Girls'', ''Fat and Thin'' (1991), ''Because They Wanted To'' (1997) (stories), ''Veronica'' (2005) *

Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. (March 17, 1911 – February 18, 2001) was an American journalist and author. He co-authored, with his sister Ernestine, the autobiographical bestsellers ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (1948; which was adapted as a 1950 ...

(AB 1933), wrote ''

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'' * Connie Glaser (MA), author, speaker, and columnist on the topics of women's leadership and communications *

, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, author of ''A Child Called Noah'' trilogy *

Judith Guest Judith Guest (born March 29, 1936) is an American novelist and screenwriter. She was born in Detroit, Michigan and is the great-niece of Poet Laureate Edgar Guest (1881–1959).

(BA 1959), wrote ''

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(BA 1972), author, creator of ''

Cathy ''Cathy'' is an American gag-a-day comic strip, drawn by Cathy Guisewite from 1976 until 2010. The comic follows Cathy, a woman who struggles through the "four basic guilt groups" of life: food, love, family, and work. The strip gently pokes fu ...

'' comic strip *

Aaron Hamburger Aaron Hamburger (born 1973) is an American writer best known for his short story collection ''The View from Stalin's Head'' (2004) and novels ''Faith for Beginners'' (2005) and ''Nirvana Is Here'' (2019). Born in Detroit, Michigan, Hamburger wen ...

(BA 1995), writer; his short story collection '' The View from Stalin's Head'' (2004) was awarded the

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by the

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and the

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; his novel '' Faith for Beginners'' (2005) was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award * Gabrielle Hamilton (MFA), owner and manager of Prune restaurant in Manhattan; author of ''Blood Bones and Butter''; recipient of the

James Beard James Andrews Beard (May 5, 1903 – January 21, 1985) was an American chef, cookbook author, teacher and television personality. He pioneered television cooking shows, taught at The James Beard Cooking School in New York City and Seaside ...

award for best chef * Steve Hamilton (AB 1983), wrote ''Blood is the Sky'', an Alex McKnight mystery; his 1999 novel ''A Cold Day in Paradise'' won an Edgar Award; his 2010 novel '' The Lock Artist'' won an

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for Best Novel; one of only five authors to win the award twice *

Robert Hayden Robert Hayden (August 4, 1913February 25, 1980) was an American poet, essayist, and educator. He served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976 to 1978, a role today known as US Poet Laureate. He was the first African-Americ ...

(MA 1944), Professor of Poetry 1969–1980 * Raelynn Hillhouse (HHRS: MA, PhD 1993), author of spy novels; national security expert; blogger (The Spy Who Billed Me); political scientist * Matthew Hittinger (MFA 2004), author of the poetry collection ''Skin Shift'' (2012), and the chapbook ''Pear Slip'' (2007); winner of the Spire Press 2006 Chapbook Award * James Avery Hopwood (AB 1905), playwright, established the U-M

s; one of the premier playwrights of the jazz age; at one time had four plays running simultaneously on

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, novelist *

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, Palestinian-American novelist, short story writer, and translator *

Ruth Ward Kahn Ruth Ward Kahn (, Ward; August 4, 1870/72 – ?) was a Jewish American lecturer and writer. In addition to being the author of novel, ''The Story of Judith'' (novel), ''The First Quarter'' (collected poems; 1898), and "Gertrude" (epic poem), she ...

(BA, 1889), author, lecturer *

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'', ''White Bird in a Blizzard'', ''The Life Before Her Eyes'', ''Boy Heaven'', ''Be Mine'', ''Feathered (novel), Feathered'' *Jane Kenyon (BA 1970, MA 1972), poet and wife of former Michigan professor Donald Hall, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, U.S. Poet Laureate *Elizabeth Kostova (MFA 2004), writer; her first novel, ''The Historian'', was published in 2005, and became a best-seller *Kathryn Lasky (BA 1966), children's author and nonfiction writer *Daniel Lyons (MFA 1992), writer; senior editor at ''Forbes'' magazine; writer at ''Newsweek''; editor of ReadWrite *Ross Macdonald (MA 1942, PhD 1952), wrote the Lew Archer mystery series *Janet Malcolm, 1955, writer for ''The New Yorker''; wrote ''In the Freud Archives'' *Sebastian Matthews (MFA), poet and writer *Thomas McGuane (MDNG), novelist *Richelle Mead (BA), bestselling fantasy author *Brad Meltzer (BA 1992), wrote ''The Zero Game'', ''The Tenth Justice'', ''Dead Even'', ''The First Counsel'', and ''The Millionaires''; creator of TV series ''Jack and Bobby'' * Walter Miller (philologist), Walter Miller (MA 1844), classics scholar; first to translate the ''Iliad'' into English in the native dactylic hexameter * Sara Moulton (BA 1974), author of ''Sara Moulton Cooks at Home'', ''Sara's Secrets for Weeknight Meals'', and ''Sara Moulton's Everyday Family Dinners'' *Nami Mun (MFA), Korean American novelist and short story writer *Davi Napoleon (AB 1966, AM 1968), wrote ''Chelsea on the Edge: The Adventures of an American Theater'' *Heather Neff (BA 1978), novelist and professor *Bich Minh Nguyen (MFA), novelist; American Book Award for ''Short Girls'' *Frank O'Hara, Frank O’Hara (MA 1951); author of ''A City Winter and Other Poems'', ''Oranges: 12 Pastorals'', ''Second Avenue'', ''Odes'', ''Lunch Poems'', ''Love Poems'' *Patrick O'Keeffe (writer), Patrick O'Keeffe (MFA), winner of the Hopwood Program's Chamberlain Award for Creative Writing for ''Above the Bar''; instructor in U-M's Sweetland Writing Center; won the 2006 Story Prize for ''The Hill Road''; won 2006 Whiting Writers Award *Susan Olasky (AB 1975), author *Susan Orlean (AB 1976), wrote ''The Orchid Thief'', made into the movie ''Adaptation (film), Adaptation'' *John Patric (attended 1924–25), wrote for ''National Geographic'' and ''Reader's Digest'' in the 1930s and 1940s *Otto Penzler, editor of mystery fiction; proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City *Marge Piercy (AB 1957), wrote ''Braided Lives'' and ''Fly Away Home''; Hopwood Program award winner *Elwood Reid, novelist and short story writer *Kathryn Reiss (MFA), award-winning author of children's and young adult fiction *Paisley Rekdal (MFA), poet *Emma Winner Rogers (Litt. B. 1891), writer, speaker, suffragist *Matthew Rohrer (BA), poet and Hopwood Award winner *Ari Roth, playwright and artistic director of Theater J *Kristen Roupenian (MFA), author of ''You Know You Want This: "Cat Person" and Other Stories'' *Preeta Samarasan (MFA 2006), wrote ''Evening is the Whole Day'' *Ruth L. Schwartz (MFA 14985), poet *Allen Seager, author, ''Amos Berry'' and ''A Frieze of Girls'' *William Shawn (MDNG: 1925–1927), ''The New Yorker'' editor 1952–1987 *Porter Shreve (MFA), author; professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at Purdue University *John Sinclair (poet), John Sinclair (BA 1964), poet, one-time manager of the band MC5 *Hubert Skidmore, had written six novels by the time he was 30, including ''Hawk's Nest''; married to Maritta Wolff *Danez Smith (MFA 2017), poet *Betty Smith (1921–22, 1927, 1931), author of ''A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' *Iehiro Tokugawa (born 7 February 1965), author, translator; heir of the main Tokugawa clan, Tokugawa house *Jia Tolentino (MFA 2015), staff writer for ''The New Yorker'' and formerly deputy editor of ''Jezebel (website), Jezebel'' and contributing editor at ''The Hairpin'' *Robert Traver, pen name of John D. Voelker (JD 1928), wrote ''Anatomy of a Murder'' *David Treuer (PhD 1999), writer *Chris Van Allsburg (BA 1972), author and illustrator; best known for ''Jumanji'' and ''The Polar Express'', both made into films *

(MFA 2005), author of Where the Line Bleeds (2008); Salvage the Bones (2011); Men We Reaped (2013); and Sing, Unburied, Sing (2017) *Edmund White (AB 1962), writer for ''Vanity Fair'' and ''The New Yorker'' *Stewart Edward White (PhD 1895, MA 1903), author *Nancy Willard (BA, PhD), 1982 Newbery Medal for ''A Visit to William Blake's Inn'' *Maritta Wolff (BA 1940), author of ''Whistle Stop'', called by Sinclair Lewis "the most important novel of the year;" also wrote''About Lyddy Thomas'' (1947), ''Back of Town'' (1952), ''The Big Nickelodeon'' (1956) and ''Buttonwood'' (1962) *Sarah Zettel (BA), science fiction, fantasy, and mystery author

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