Meidel, television producer John P. Meyer, Illinois state legislator and judge Donald O'Connor, Emmy Award-winning actor and dancer, perhaps best known for his role in the film Singin' in the Rain Bill Putnam, audio engineer, songwriter, producer, studio designer and businessman, who has been described as "the father of modern recording" Scott Shaw, photojournalist; received the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for spot news photography Trent Sherfield, wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins Bobby Short, singer and musician known for his interpretations of early 20th-century American music, and for promoting the compositions of African American composers Sterling Slaughter, former MLB player (Chicago Cubs) John W. Speakman, Illinois state legislator and lawyer Matthew Stover, science fiction and fantasy author of Heroes Die and novels set in the Star Wars universe, including Revenge of the Sith Joseph R. Tanner, former NASA astronaut; flew into space four times as a mission specialist where he performed work on the Hubble Space Telescope and International Space Station Edward R. Telling, Chairman and CEO of Sears, Roebuck and Company (1978–85) Dick Van Dyke, Emmy and Tony award-winning actor; was in the original Broadway cast of Bye Bye Birdie; worked in film (Mary Poppins) and television (The Dick Van Dyke Show, Diagnosis: Murder) Jerry Van Dyke, actor and musician best known for his work on television (My Mother the Car, Coach) Reg Weaver, former president of the National Education Association; vice president for Education International References Bibliography External links Danville High School Public high schools in Illinois Danville High School Buildings and structures in Danville, Illinois 1870 establishments in Illinois educational institutions established in 1870