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The Erasmus Hall Educational Campus is the the home to 5 schools. Erasmus Hall High School has often been called the "mother of high schools"
The Erasmus Hall Educational Campus is the the home to 5 schools. Erasmus Hall High School has often been called the "mother of high schools"
It began as a small private academy in 1787 with an enrollment of twenty-six boys. It was the first secondary school to be chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York.
It began as a small private academy in 1787 with an enrollment of twenty-six boys. It was the first secondary school to be chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York.
Alumni who made their mark in the entertainment world
Norma Talmadge
Silent Film star
1911
Mae West
(Mary Jane West)
1911
Moe Howard
Best known for the Three Stooges
(dropped out to pursue a career in show biz)
Eli Wallach
Actor
1932
Bernie Koppel
Actor
1951
Laine Kazan
Actress
1956
Barbara Streisand
Singer, Actress
1959
Joseph Barbera
Animator - Cartoonist
1929
John Cypher
Actor
1949
Melodee Spevack
Voiceover artist for video games
1970
Alumni who made their mark in Sports
Billy Cunningam
Basketball player
Philadelphia 76's
1947
Bobby Fischer
World Chess Champion
1960
(dropped out)
Sid Luckman
Quarterback Chicago Bears
1935
Curtis Samuel
Wide Receiver Buffalo Bills
2013
Alumni that did well in the Music world
Neil Diamond
Singer/Actor
1954-56
(Attended but graduated elsewhere)
Will Downing
Singer, Songwriter
1981
Beverly Sills
Soprano Opera Singer
1981
(Attended but graduated elsewhere)
Clive Davis
Music Producer
1949
Stephanie Mills
Singer/actress In 2025, Billboard named her one of the "75 Best R&B singers of All Time".
1975
Dave Getz
Drummer
Big Brother and the Holding Company
1958
Alumni who became authors
Paula Wolfert
The James Beard Foundation Medal For Lifetime Achievement
1955
Bernard Malamud
Writer
1932
Mickey Spillance
Author
Best-known for stories featuring his signature detective character, Mike Hammer.
1936
Other Notable Alumni in the fields of business, science and activism
Mabel Ping-Hua Lee
Chinese-American women's rights activist
1912
James Meissner
Flying ace in WWI. He has eight aerial victories and awarded two Distinguished Service Crosses.
1932
Samuel LeFrak
Business Tycoon
1936
Earl Graves
Entrepreneur
businessman philanthropist
1958
Jim Florio
Former Governor of New Jersey
(Attended but dropped out after junior year and joined the Navy)
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