EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1924 as Pasadena Junior College.

Location:
Pasadena, CA

Founding Date:
1924

Enrollment:
29,000

Official Website:
http://www.pasadena.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael Anthony	Bassist	20-Jun-1954		Bassist for Van Halen
Nicholas Brendon	Actor	12-Apr-1971		Xander Harris on Buffy
Tim Brewster	Football	13-Oct-1960		Head Coach, University of Minnesota
Octavia Butler	Novelist	22-Jun-1947	24-Feb-2006	Patternmaster
Clive Cussler	Author	15-Jul-1931		Raising the Titanic
Michael Dorn	Actor	9-Dec-1952		Worf on Star Trek: TNG
Jaime Escalante	Educator	31-Dec-1930	30-Mar-2010	Celebrated high school calculus teacher
Daryl Gates	Government	30-Aug-1926	16-Apr-2010	Chief of LAPD 1978-92
Armie Hammer	Actor	28-Aug-1986		Billy: The Early Years
Joseph Hansen	Author	19-Jul-1923	24-Nov-2004	Dave Brandstetter detective series
William Holden	Actor	17-Apr-1918	16-Nov-1981	Stalag 17
Joyce L. Kennard	Judge	6-May-1941		Justice, California Supreme Court
Jack Larson	Actor	8-Feb-1928	20-Sep-2015	The Adventures of Superman
Kenny Loggins	Singer/Songwriter	7-Jan-1948		Footloose singer
Bob Mackie	Fashion Designer	24-Mar-1940		The Sultan of Sequins
William D. McElroy	Biologist	22-Jan-1917	17-Feb-1999	Bioluminescence
Bruce Merrifield	Chemist	15-Jul-1921	14-May-2006	Synthesized polypeptides
Dennis Muren	Artist	1-Nov-1946		Special effects for Star Wars
Nick Nolte	Actor	8-Feb-1941		48 Hours
Jack Parsons	Scientist	2-Oct-1914	17-Jul-1952	Satanic rocket scientist
George Reeves	Actor	5-Jan-1914	16-Jun-1959	Television's first Superman
Wolfgang Reitherman	Film Director	26-Jun-1909	22-May-1985	Jungle Book
David Lee Roth	Singer	10-Oct-1954		Sometimes lead singer, Van Halen
Sirhan Sirhan	Assassin	19-Mar-1944		Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy
Jerry Tarkanian	Basketball	8-Aug-1930	11-Feb-2015	Longtime UNLV basketball coach
Kevin Tighe	Actor	13-Aug-1944		Roy DeSoto on Emergency!
Vladimir Ussachevsky	Composer	3-Nov-1911	2-Jan-1990	Tape music composer
Alex Van Halen	Drummer	8-May-1953		Drummer for Van Halen
Verne Winchell	Business	30-Oct-1915	26-Nov-2002	Founder of Winchell's Donuts

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael S. Harper	Poet	18-Mar-1938		Nightmare Begins Responsibility

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bob Blackman	Football	7-Jul-1918	18-Mar-2000	Dartmouth Head Coach, 1955-70
Jerry Tarkanian	Basketball	8-Aug-1930	11-Feb-2015	Longtime UNLV basketball coach

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