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Notable Natives
Famous (and infamous) People From Oak Cliff

BeBe Daniels (Virginia Daniels) 1901-1971: Born in Dallas. Either grew up in, or lived in the old two-column white 2-story house across the street from what is now Sunset High School.  Bebe was a silent film star with Harold Lloyd.  Married Ben Lyon and li ved in London; where they had a popular radio show.

Linda Darnell (born Monetta Darnell) was a very popular actress (a BIG star at 20th Century-Fox) in the 1940's. Movies starring her include Stardust, Blood and Sand, Unfaithfully Yours, A Letter To Three Wives, Forever Amber, Chad Hanna, and No Way Out -al l quite good. She was beautiful, even by today's standards, and was titled 'the girl with the perfect face'. She attended Sunset before setting off for Hollywood. W.T. White, then principal, refused her a diploma in 1941, out of 'fairness' to h

Samuel David Dealy -- Submarine Hero -- Born in 1906, he attended Oak Cliff High School (now Adamson). His uncle was a founder and publisher of the Dallas Morning News. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1930. When the war broke out in 1941 he was sent to Pearl Harbor as Commanding Officer of the SS Harder Submarine (SS-257) and arrived there in the Spring of 1943.  During 1943 and 1944, his submarine was responsible for sinking 5 Japanese destroyers, some in close range 'down the throat' fa

Steve (Stubie) Doak (Kimball grad '74 or '75) has been a Dallas radio personality for many years.  Not sure where he is now, but the last I knew of him he was with KSCS and/or WBAP.

Dave Duncan played baseball at Stockard. went on to have an eleven year major league career (as a catcher), which included an all-star game appearance in 1971 and several post-season appearances with the A's (and later with the Indians and O's). Considered one of the best, he is currently a pitching coach with the Cardinals

Edward Gustav Eisenlohr (1872-1961) Painter, lithographer, author, and lecturer, Eisenlohr was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. While he was still a child his family moved to Dallas as early settlers of Oak Cliff. He attended Temple Emanu-El School and Grove High School where he excelled in art. In 1886 he won a first prize award in an exhibition at the State Fair of Texas for a pencil drawn map of Texas. Eisenlohr created over a thousand drawings, watercolors, pastels, oil paintings, and lithographs o

Alan C. Elliott -- Alan grew up in Oak Cliff and graduated from Adamson High School (J.N. Bryan Elementary & Boude Story  JHS). He's written over a dozen books on topics including computing and business. His most recent books are Currents in American Histo ry (M.E. Sharpe Publisher with fellow Cliffite Dr. Terry Bilhartz), Statistical Analysis Quick Reference Guidebook (Sage Publishers) and A Daily Dose of the American Dream (Rutledge).  Here's a link to Alan's web site www.alanelliott.com. Alan

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Kimball 1967, Director of Operation Kindness -- built it into what it became. Jonnie might not be famous in the Arts, but sure made a difference in the animal kingdom and Dallas area.

Dr. Tony Evans -- Senior Pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship. Also, Founder and President of The Urban Alternative; Serves as Chaplain of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team; Bestselling author of several books including The Fire that Ignites. Click here to visit his bookstore.

Dan Folberg ('47 Sunset) - Named All American for Football at West Point.

Robert Folsom, graduate of Sunset, was Dallas Mayor form 1977 to 1981. He was also was the only four sport letterman in SMU athletics history and was a member of Sunset's 1944 State Basketball Championship Team.