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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
editConservatory of Theater Arts and Film alumni
editThe 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
editNotable alumni and former students from the Conservatory of Theater Arts & Film include:
Theatrical designers and technicians
editPlaywrights and screenwriters
editProducers
editScreenwriters
editDirectors
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Editors
editDancers and choreographers
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Musicians
editArtists
edit- Katherine Bradford
- Ingrid Calame
- Gregory Crewdson
- Thomas E. Franklin
- Dan Friedman[5]
- Kris Graves
- Lucia Hierro
- Jon Kessler
- Aaron Krach
- Cal Lane
- Michael Rakowitz
- Alan Resnick
- Jimmy Joe Roche
- Ron Rocco
- Camille Seaman
- Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- Stephen Vitiello
- Fred Wilson
Liberal arts and sciences
editJournalists
edit- Adam Nagourney
- J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner - forensic psychologist, journalist and television ;personality
- Michael Powell - New York Times
Activists
editScientists
editAuthors
editRadio personalities
editNotable faculty
edit- Shirley Neilsen Blum, a professor emeritus (1970–1989), she founded the Art History Department.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Atkinson, Michael (March 9, 1999). "Purchase Power". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2005.
- ^ Parker, Scott C. (ed.). "Purchase Notes". HSTech.org. Archived from the original on November 19, 2005. Retrieved August 11, 2005.
- ^ "10 New Artists You Need to Know Right Now". Rolling Stone. October 21, 2016.
- ^ https://www.insider.com/ice-spice-facts-to-know-about-gangsta-boo-rapper-2023-3
- ^ "Dan Friedman". Collections. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ "Shirley Neilsen Blum, PhD, Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Academia" (Press release). Petaluma, California: Marquis Who's Who. September 4, 2020. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via 24-7 Newswire.
- ^ "Blum, Shirley". Dictionary of Art Historians. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
In 1977 Blum was hired to found the art history department at the State University of New York at Purchase. She authored the exhibition catalogue The Window in Twentieth Century Art for the SUNY Purchase Neuberger Museum in 1986. Blum retired as Professor emerita in 1988.