North Dallas High School Famous Alumni
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North Dallas HS Famous Alumni List
Harold Barefoot Sanders Jr. - Class of 1942
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Harold Barefoot Sanders, Jr. (February 5, 1925—September 21, 2008) was a longtime United States District Judge and counsel to President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was best known for overseeing the lawsuit to desegregate the Dallas Independent School District.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot_Sanders
Robert Dedman, Sr - Class of 1943
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Dallas lawyer and philanthropist who founded ClubCorp, an international company operating golf courses, private clubs, and resorts. Namesake of the SMU Dedman School of Law. Eestablished a $2.5 million endowed scholarship at SMU for students of North Dallas High School, Robert Dedman Sr.'s alma mater.
Earle Cabell - Class of 1925
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Earle Cabell was a Texas politician who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas. Cabell was mayor at the time of the assassination of John F. Kennedy and was later a U.S. Representative.
Tex Avery - Class of 1926
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Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. He did his most significant work for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, creating the characters of Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, and developing Porky Pig and Chilly Willy (this last one for the Walter Lantz Studio) into regular cartoon characters. His influence was found in almost all of the animated cartoon series by various studios in the 1940s and 1950s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Avery