Christopher Columbus High School - Anchor Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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X ea: JT w ,.. i 0. . A ejrlfg ' a. 2.415 fi Q VJ dit John McGiver, one of the original faculty members of Columbus' English Depart- ment, was the first of our faculty to join the armed forces in World War II. Returning from active service in 1946, Mr. McGiver studied and taught theater work at the famous Catholic University drama school in Washington, D. C. and at St. Louis University. He returned to Columbus in 1948 but retired in 1955 to give all his time to the pro- fession of actor-writer. He was last seen on Broadway in God and Kate llfillflbhy, prior to that in Drink lo Me Only and Cloud 7. He is continuously busy in a variety of featured roles on tele- vision and in films. So much so that he is literally a commuter between the East and West coasts. Among his films are Looe in the Afferzzoon, Siory of ez Pazlriol, Once Upon el Horre and The Man in the Raincoat. Recently he played in Chicago with Burgess Meredith in the Cirrm of Dr. Lao and on tour in the Rewazrhazhle Mr. Pemzypezrher Qalso with Mr. Meredithj. He has written and had produced several fine plays, includ- ing All Gaul if DT1-'T6fE62I. Students and teachers watch for his many appearances on television, where he is now frequently in the stellar role. His household consists of an active, growing family of seven children, a German Shepherd dog named Maud, and an ancient country church in upstate New York, which he and his wife have converted into a summer home. Columbus is proud of the superb talents of one of its recent graduates, Ann Ban- croft. After Columbus, Ann studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. She made her first television appearance on Studio One and has since played on Suspense, Danger, Kraft Theatre and most other leading video programs. Ann attracted wide- spread attention with her Hrst screen performance as Richard Widmark's girl friend in Do1z'l Bother to Knock, Among her other outstanding roles were those as Broderick Crawfords daughter in New York Cofzjidezzfjazl and Anthony Quinn's sister in Naked Slreef. You haven't seen Ann Bancroft in recent television roles for the very best reason of all. She is fully occupied, as everyone knows, as the co-star of the two-character Broadway play Tufo for the Seemzo. The rave notices of the critics spell success for Ann who has come a long, long way from the little stage struck girl who took her first bow in a kindergarten performance of The Three Bearr. Richard Davalos, another Columbus graduate, began his professional career with a leading role in the film Ear! of Eden, While in high school he performed with the Chapel Theatre Group, presenting plays for children at various New jersey schools. While serving aboard the USS Midway, Richard weighed the pros and cons of a theatrical career. Deciding to try it, he began an intensive training for the theatre including dance work with Martha Graham and Erich Hawkins and acting at the Herbert Berghof School. An off-Broadway production brought him to the attention of television casting agents, and he has appeared in numerous video roles. For a season he acted at the Arts Theatre in Ann Arbor. One of his finest Broadway roles was as jerry in Arthur Miller's A View From ihe Bridge. Although we don't have a record handy for another of our recent graduates, Susan Harrison is an actress to watch for on video and in films. lust recently Susan had the starring role on Playhouse 90. She attended Boston University for a time and made her Broadway debut in William Saroyan's The Core Dzvellemx In her first movie she co-starred with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis in The Szveef Smell of Sm're,r.f. Success to you, Susan.

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