Will Ackerman ’67—Founder and former CEO, Windham Hill Records; producer, composer, musician; winner of 2005 Grammy Award for best New Age album
Natalie Cole ’68—Grammy Award-winning vocalist; albums include Leavin’, Unforgettable…with Love, Everlasting
Yaya DaCosta ’00 (née Johnson)—TV, film, and stage actress; Broadway debut in The First Breeze of Summer; films include Take the Lead, Honeydripper, The Shanghai Hotel
Lawrence Ferlinghetti ’37—Beat-generation poet, co-owner of City Lights Bookstore and publishing house
Donald Glascoff ’63—Executive producer of Academy Award-winning documentary feature Taxi to the Dark Side
David Hartman ’52—Television host, writer, and producer; former host of ABC’s Good Morning America
Laura Linney ’82—Academy Award-nominated actress, films include The Savages, The Nanny Diaries, Kinsey, You Can Count on Me; Emmy and Golden Globe winner for best actress, HBO miniseries John Adams
Kim Raver ’85—Television and film actress; leading roles on 24, Third Watch, Lipstick Jungle
Neil Sheehan ’54—Journalist and author; winner of 1989 Pulitzer Prize for A Bright Shining Lie; obtained Pentagon Papers for New York Times in 1971
Uma Thurman ’88—Academy Award-nominated actress; films include The Producers, Pulp Fiction, Dangerous Liaisons, Kill Bill