ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL (LOS ANGELES) LIST OF NOTABLES
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Rodolfo Acosta, W’39, actor, motion pictures
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R. Vivian Acosta, W’57, PhD
, professor emerita - City U. of New York's Brooklyn College
, research scholar and author of Title IX - gender equity in sport
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Gregory Ain, S’24, architect
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Walter Ames, S’29, journalist, Los Angeles Times writer
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Herman Gene Brito,
1943, football, NFL-Washington Redskins
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Waldo A. Brown, 1946, criminal attorney●
Robert Bush,
S’62;
journalist, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, deputy to Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, California Press Secretary-President Jimmy Carter, founding board director-Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
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Dr. Linette C. Calvo,
1980,MD, General Emergency Medicine
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Robert Cannon, Cannon Electric Co.
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Anita Contreras Cano, Teacher-LHS, founder-Ballet Folklorico Estudientel , professor-CSU-Long Beach
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Eddie Cano, S’45, Afro-Cuban jazz and Latin jazz pianist
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Simon A. Carfagno, W’24, American composer, violinist
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Louis Robert Carno, thoroughbred horse trainer
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Gaylord Carter, W’24, organist
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King E. Carter,
S’66, College professor, author
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Robert Ernie (Bobby)
Castillo, 1973, MLB pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Harold Charnofsky, W’49, baseball, USC, New York Yankees, Sociology professor, CSU Dominguez Hills
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Stanley Charnofsky, W’49, baseball, USC, minor league manager, NY Yankees, professor, CSU Northridge,
Educational Psychology●
Sal Chico, W’51, Musician, Sal Chico Band
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Leroy Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther Party leader, author of “
Soul on Ice”
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Josephine Serrano Collier,
S’42, 1
st Latina LAPD officer
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John Conte Jr., S’32, actor
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Manuel De La Torre, artist, muralist
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Daniel D. DeLuce, W’28, journalist
, WW II correspondent - Associated Press; Pulitzer Prize
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John Doucette, S’40, actor
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Ellis A. Eagan, S’18, Los Angeles municipal court judge
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Moctesuma Esparza,
W’67, motion picture director, producer
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Charles Fata Jr., 1954, Entrepreneur,
Charlie’s Trio Restaurant, professor, UC Irvine
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Emilio Garcia,
W’58, teacher-LHS, Principal-Huntington Park H.S.
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Maria ‘Jesse’ Gomez Franco, W’58, teacher, Principal-Garfield H.S., Assistant Superintendent-LAUSD
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Paul Gatonni (Paul Stevens), S’42, actor, TV, motion pictures
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Harold (“Skip”)
Giancanelli, W’47, football, NFL - Philadelphia Eagles, educator, LHS football coach
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Dolores Guerrero, W’66, artist, painting/printmaking
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Libero A. (Lee) Guttero, S’30, basketball –NCAA All American @ USC; USC Athletics Hall of Fame
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Judithe (Judith Elena )
Hernández, W’66; artist
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Reymundo Hernandez, W’65, KCBS cameraman, CBS TV Los Angeles; Emmy
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Harold (Hal) S. Hopper, W’30, singer, songwriter, member of
The Pied Pipers vocal group
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John Huston, (did not finish school), director/actor
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Frank Jenks, S’20, character actor, musician
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Kenneth Kahn, S’58, comedian, attorney, motivational speaker, author –“
The Carny Kid: Survival of a Young Thief” ●
Fidel LaBarba,
W’25, boxer & sportswriter,
1924 Olympics gold medalist, flyweight division
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José Limón, S’26, dancer, choreographer /Jose Lim
ón Dance Troupe (NY)
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America Lopez, 2009, cyber technology innovator
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Penelope Lopez, 2009, cyber technology innovator
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Richard ‘Scar’ Lopez,
S’63, singer, musician-Cannibal and the Headhunters,
“Land of 1,000 Dances” ●
Chuck Lowry, singer, member of
The Pied Pipers vocal group
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Frank John Lubin,
W’27, 1936 Olympics gold medal - USA basketball; Godfather of Lithuanian basketball
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Alfredo Martinez (Fred Martinez), 1974, MLB pitcher for California Angels
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Dr. Velma K. Montoya,
W’55, UC Regent 1994-2005, PhD.- UCLA, educator: Chapman U. School of Business Management, Pepperdine U., Cal Poly- Pomona, UCLA, Rand Corp.
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Suzanne Morales, S’63, graphic design artist, illustrator, author, Walt Disney
Imagineering, Emmy
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Carlos R. Moreno,
W’66, Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of California, U.S. Ambassador to Belize
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Rudy Moreno,
1974, actor, comedian
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Sadao S. Munemori,
S’40, Medal of Honor recipient (WWII)
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Joe R. Nevarez, W’30, journalist, L.A. Times writer, founder-California Chicano News Media Assoc.
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Jeanette Nolan, S’29, TV, motion picture character actress
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Dr. Ramon M. Ortiz, S’73, MD, Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
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Alex Perez, W’31, L.A. Times cartoonist
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Curtis Popps, W’60, Recording industry - management productions/LA Rap Records
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Robert Preston (Preston Meservey),
W’35, stage & screen actor,
“The Music Man” –Tony Award, Oscar nominee
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Victor Rocha, S’61, biology professor -UC Santa Cruz, co-founder of Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
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Dr. Raul Rodas,
1974, neurosurgeon
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Isaac Ruiz,
1961 actor, motion pictures/TV
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George J. Smith,
S’24, education, Lincoln High School principal
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Joseph I. (Joe ) Salas, 1924 Olympics silver medalist, featherweight division, 1
ST Mexican American Olympian
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Rudy Salas, W’67, musician (Salas brothers)
Tierra band
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Steve Salas, W’69, musician, singer, song writer (Salas brothers)
Tierra band
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Leodegario (Leo) Santa Cruz, AKA ‘Teremoto’
, professional boxer- bantamweight title
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Dr. Juan (John)
Silva,
1988, MD, Family Medicine - White Memorial Hospital;
Mosaic Family Care Med Grp ●
Max Uballez, W’62, singer, songwriter, musician, author, producer,
Chicano East Side Sound, CEO -Xela-Co Media, LLC
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Kenneth (Kenny)
S. Washington, S’36, football, UCLA All-American, NFL-Los Angeles Rams; actor /LAPD
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Dr. Robley Williams, S’29, biophysicist, virologist, 1st President of Biophysical Society●
Robert Young, S’26, actor, motion pictures, television, Emmys –
“Father Knows Best,” “Marcus Welby, M.D.”
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Ethel Percy Andrus, Administrator, 1
st female principal of a California high school, LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL: 1917-1944, founder of AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
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Jim Tunney, Administrator, Boys Vice-Principal, L.H.S., coach, NFL referee /“Dean of NFL Referees”, motivational speaker
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Sal Castro, L.H.S.,
teacher who played a central role in the 1968 student walkouts
ON THIS LIST ARE:
10 ACTORS
2 JUDGES
4 JOURNALISTS
3 OLYMPIC ATHLETES - 2 GOLD, 1 SILVER MEDALISTS
9 EDUCATORS (5 PROFESSORS, 3 HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS)
3 NFL PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS
2 MLB PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS
4 DOCTORS
5 ARTISTS
11 MUSICIANS
6 AUTHORS
3 BOXERS
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