List of State University of New York at Purchase people
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The following is a list of individuals associated with State University of New York at Purchase through attending as a student, or serving as a member of the faculty or staff.
Notable alumni[]
Conservatory of Theater Arts and Film alumni[]
The alumni of the Conservatory of Theater Arts and Film, compose what has been called the "Purchase Mafia" by several different sources, including Edie Falco and Hal Hartley.[1][2] The term was first coined by casting director, Eve Brandstein, and later used in multiple biographical listings of Purchase alumni on the Internet Movie Database. It was later picked up by the press when actress and Purchase alumna, Edie Falco, came to national attention as a result of her role on HBO's mob drama, The Sopranos.
Actors and actresses[]
Notable alumni and former students from the Conservatory of Theater Arts & Film include:
Theatrical designers and technicians[]
Playwrights and screenwriters[]
Producers[]
Screenwriters[]
Directors[]
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Editors[]
Dancers and choreographers[]
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Musicians[]
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Artists[]
- Gregory Crewdson
- Dan Friedman[7]
- Jon Kessler
- Aaron Krach
- Alan Resnick
- Jimmy Joe Roche
- Ron Rocco
- Stephen Vitiello
- Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- Fred Wilson
- Thomas E. Franklin
Liberal arts and sciences[]
Journalists[]
- Adam Nagourney
- J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner - forensic psychologist, journalist and television ;personality
Activists[]
Scientists[]
Authors[]
Radio personalities[]
Notable faculty[]
- Shirley Neilsen Blum, a professor emeritus (1970–1989), she founded the Art History Department.[8][9]
References[]
- ^ Purchase Power. The Village Voice. March 9, 1999.
- ^ College website Archived May 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Daniel Croix".
- ^ "On the Road: Chaundre Hall-Broomfield".
- ^ "Oona Roche".
- ^ "Shayan Sobhian".
- ^ "Dan Friedman". Collections. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Shirley Neilsen Blum, PhD, Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Academia". 24-7 Newswire. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "Blum, Shirley". Dictionary of Art Historians. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
the couple (Hopps), along with the artist Edward Kienholz founded the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles in 1957.
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