Taylor Allderdice High School is a public high school in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school was established in 1927 and is part of the Pittsburgh Public Schools district. It was named for industrialist and Squirrel Hill resident Taylor Allderdice, who was a member of the city's first school board and president of National Tube Company, a subsidiary of U.S. Steel.
Awards and recognition Allderdice was designated a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 1994, 1995, and 1996.
Notable alumni
+ List of notable alumni of Taylor Allderdice High School Name Notability 1932 Coach, Pittsburgh Pirates 1933 Composer and conductor 1936 Cancer surgeon and researcher 1939 Computer scientist 1940 Stand-up comedian and actor 1940 Bronze medalist, 1948 Summer Olympics 1940 Musician, arranger, bandleader, and film composerCohen, Harold V. (March 7, 1953). "The Drama Desk: Local Scrappings". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 17, 2017."Classmate Profiles (1940)" . AllderdiceAlumni.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017. 1942 Painter 1942 Poet, essayist, and educator 1944Costume and fashion designer who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. 1947 Sportscaster and announcer, Pittsburgh Steelers, WTAE-TV, and WTAE-AM 1950 Mayor of Pittsburgh 1951 Professor of Physics 1955 Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University 1956 Sportswriter 1956 Entertainment promoter and manager 1958 Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1959 Attorney, local television personality 1960 Professor and cancer biologist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1961 Actress and comedian 1962 Mayor of Pittsburgh 1962 Author and playwright 1963 Stage producer; cabaret, stage, film, and TV performer 1963 President, Institute of Medicine; Provost, Harvard University 1963 Essayist, professor, scholar, translator, writer 1963 President and CEO, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres 1964 Epidemiologist; writer 1966 Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University 1966 Editorial Director, The Huffington Post Media Group 1966 Pornographic film and video actor, writer and director 1967 Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia 1973 Economist, academic, and politician 1974 Chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1974 Television producer and writer 1974 Author"Authors, chef highlight Drue Heinz lecture series" , Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 25, 2007 1974 Civil rights attorney 1976 Art historian and professor 1977 Economist, Nobel Prize winner 1978 Accountant, Pennsylvania State Representative 1978 Music journalist 1978 Comedian; Television producer and writer 1978 Theatre director, film director and choreographer 1980 Shortstop, Major League Baseball 1980 Choreographer and theatre director 1980 Cognitive neuroscientist 1981 Documentary filmmaker 1983 Movie director 1984 Criminal defense attorney; Founder, Gideon's Promise 1985 Comic book illustrator 1986 Guard, Women's National Basketball Association 1986 Correspondent, CNBC 1986 Offensive tackle, Chicago Bears 1987 Offensive Tackle, National Football League 1987 Broadway performer and pop vocalist 1991 Running back, National Football League; Inductee, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1996 Journalist 1996 Chef and restaurateur 1997 Rapper 2000? DJ and record producer Jayceeoh | AllHipHop.com 2006 Rapper 2006 Rapper 2009 Defensive end, National Football League 2010 Rapper and music producer 2011 Author and Norman Holmes Pearson Prize Winner 2012 Nose tackle, Denver Broncos* Original: Rehosted:
In popular culture In 2012, rapper Wiz Khalifa released Taylor Allderdice, a mixtape named for his alma mater.
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