Times journalist; 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (class of 1938) Bob Rothberg, songwriter and author (class of 1919) William Ruder, co-founder of Ruder-Finn (class of 1938) Jack Rudin, real estate developer, philanthropist (class of 1942) Lewis Rudin, real estate developer, philanthropist (class of 1944) Juan Ramon Sánchez, judge, US District Court PA (class of 1974) Dolph Schayes, NBA Hall of Fame basketball player (class of 1945) Danny Schechter, journalist, filmmaker, author (class of 1960) Daniel Schorr, journalist (class of 1933) M. Lincoln Schuster, co-founder of Simon & Schuster publishers (class of 1913) Barry Schwartz, co-founder of Calvin Klein (class of 1959) Sherwood Schwartz, creator of Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch (class of 1934) Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011) musician, poet, and activist. Did not graduate, transferred to The Fieldston School Barney Sedran (1891–1964), NBA Hall of Fame basketball player Steve Sheppard, played for the Chicago Bulls; won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics (class of 1973) Gerald Shur (1933-2020), founder of the United States Federal Witness Protection Program Neil Simon, playwright and screenwriter; recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, various Emmy Awards, Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe (class of 1944) Aaron Siskind, abstract photographer (class of 1921) Ricky Sobers, professional basketball player (class of 1971) Jerome S. Spevack (1918-1999) (Class of 1935) Scientist, inventor, chemical engineer, Manhattan Project scientist, Developed most economical method to produce heavy water Lionel Jay Stander (1908–1994), actor in films, radio, theater and television Louis Stark, The New York Times reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner for Telegraphic Reporting in 1942 (class of 1907) Sol Stein (born 1926), author David Steinberg (1932–2017), American journalist and president of PR Newswire Milton Steinberg (1903–1950), prominent rabbi, philosopher, theologian and author; Valedictorian, class of 1921 Larry Storch, actor (class of 1941) Charles Strouse, composer (class of 1944) Howard Taubman (1907–1996), music and theater critic for The New York Times (class of 1925) Sammy Timberg, musician and composer (class of 1919) Laurence Tisch, head of Loew's Hotels, CBS (class of 1939) Doug "The Greaseman" Tracht, radio personality (class of 1968) Marvin Traub, former head of Bloomingdale's department store (class of 1942) Lionel Trilling (1905–1975), educator and literary critic (class of 1921) Ozzie Virgil Sr., The first Dominican to play in Major League Baseball (class of 1950) Fats Waller, jazz pianist (did not graduate) Ed Warner, college basketball player; central figure on point shaving scandal (class of 1948) Ben