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After earning a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College, Burrows attended the graduate program of the Yale School of Drama, where his classmates included actor-comedian Robert Klein, playwright John Guare and film director John Badham.
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Beth Harris, Fortune, 20 June 2026
The former classmate filed her own lawsuit against Griffin in March, and used the name Jane Doe to protect her privacy.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Dad didn’t seem to give much thought to his own death, except on the rare occasions when the obits carried news of a deceased classmate from Williams College.
—Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026
How else would a mostly quiet teen arrive at the strange conclusion that the best possible way to convince their classmates their pal wasn’t gay was to instead become a woman themselves?
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 June 2026
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Beth Harris, Fortune, 20 June 2026
The former classmate filed her own lawsuit against Griffin in March, and used the name Jane Doe to protect her privacy.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Dad didn’t seem to give much thought to his own death, except on the rare occasions when the obits carried news of a deceased classmate from Williams College.
—Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026
How else would a mostly quiet teen arrive at the strange conclusion that the best possible way to convince their classmates their pal wasn’t gay was to instead become a woman themselves?
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 June 2026
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classmate. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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classmate
noun
class·mate
ˈklas-ˌmāt 
: a member of the same class in a school or college
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