Hollywood Professional School

Hollywood Professional School (also known as Hollywood Conservatory of Music and Arts) was a private school in Hollywood, California, United States, for children working in show business, operating mornings only so that the children could work in the afternoon. It operated from 1935 and closed down in 1984 due to insufficient enrollment and the death of the owner that same year.

Notable alumni

• Beverly Aadland, actress
• Donna Atwood, figure skater
• Sharon Baird, actress, dancer
• Elaine Ballace, actress, professional ice skater & coach
• Sara Ballantine, actress
• Todd Baron, actor, writer
• John Drew Barrymore, actor
• Molly Bee, singer
• Valerie Bertinelli, actress
• Linda Blair, actress
• Barbara Bouchet, actress
• Gary Casteel, actor, model
• Jimmy Boyd, actor, singer
• Todd Bridges, actor
• Lonnie Burr, actor, dancer
• Tony Butala, singer (member of The Lettermen)
• Tim Cagney, actor, writer
• Charles L. Campbell, sound editor
• Jodie Carn, dancer, actress, talk-show host
• Jo Ann Castle, pianist
• Lauren Chapin, actress
• Frank Coghlan, Jr., actor
• Lesley-Marie Colburn, actress,dancer
• Tommy Cole, actor, makeup artist
• The Collins Kids, singing group
• The Cowsills, singing group
• Quinn Cummings, actress
• Joan Davis, actress, comedienne
• Patsy Delano,dancer, model
• Gloria DeHaven, actress
• Bobby Driscoll, actor
• Petra Eymert, singer, dancer
• Edith Fellows, actress
• Peggy Fleming, Olympic figure skater, television sports commentator
• Annette Funicello, actress
• Judy Garland, singer, actress
• Leif Garrett, actor, singer
• John Gary, singer
• Mitzi Gaynor, actress, dancer
• Wally George, talk-show host
• Barry Gordon, actor, former Screen Actors Guild President
• Betty Grable, actress, singer, dancer
• Bonita Granville, actress
• Gigi Graciette, television journalist, radio personality
• Bobby Granite, actor, producer
• Billy Gray, actor
• Melanie Griffith, actress
• D. Brooks Haydn, singer, actor, voice-over artist
• Rex Hill, actor
• Jana Howard, actress
• Sherry Jackson, actress
• Gloria Jean, actress, singer
• Larry Kert, actor, singer
• Lance Kerwin, actor
• Bill Kickbush, lighting designer, dancer
• Val Kilmer, actor
• Tommy Kirk, actor
• Christopher Knight, actor (The Brady Bunch)
• Marta Kristen, actress
• Piper Laurie, actress
• Brenda Lee, singer
• Peggy Lipton, actress
• Michael Lloyd, musician, producer,screen composer
• Julie London, actress, singer
• Mike Lookinland, actor (The Brady Bunch)
• Donna Loren, actress, singer
• Dawn Lyn, actress
• Sue Lyon, actress
• Maureen McCormick, actress (The Brady Bunch)
• Patty McCormack, actress
• Ann Miller, actress, dancer
• Yvette Mimieux, actress
• Tommy Nolan, actor, writer
• Donald O'Connor, actor, dancer
• Sammy Ogg, actor
• Susan Olsen, actress (The Brady Bunch)
• Cubby O'Brien, actor, drummer
• Ryan O'Neal, actor
• Tatum O'Neal, actress
• Annette O'Toole, actress
• Warrene Ott, actress
• Debra Paget, actress
• Butch Patrick, actor
• Melody Patterson, actress
• Mackenzie Phillips, actress
• Tommy Rall, dancer
• Angel Romero, guitarist
• Mickey Rooney, actor
• Peggy Ryan, actress, dancer
• Jill St. John, actress
• Anne Shirley, actress
• Roy Steiner, actor, dancer
• Connie Stevens, actress
• Steve Stevens, agent, actor
• Doreen Tracey, actress, singer
• Barbara Jean Trembley, actress, dancer, producer
• Matthew Ward, singer
• Tuesday Weld, actress
• Andy Williams, singer
• David Williams, singer
• Carl Wilson, singer, guitarist (member of The Beach Boys)
• Jane Withers, actress
• Lana Wood, actress
• Natalie Wood, actress
• Gregory Manns, guitarist
• Marilyn Rovell, singer (member of The Honeys)
• Diane Rovell, singer (member of The Honeys)

References

• Seeing-Stars.com: Hollywood Professional School
• HPS Alumni Association
• Hollywood Professional School history.
• Reed v. Hollywood Professional School (1959) Anti-discrimination lawsuit against the school by a black child denied admission.