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Fansided · Jul 20, 2025

Famous people who took classes at UCLA

The Doors arrive in the UK | Len Trievnor/GettyImagesThis list does not include celebrities who either attended UCLA for multiple years or graduated from the university.

In April 1951 and again in 1952, Marilyn Monroe took classes through UCLA's Extension program. She took a night class called "Backgrounds in Literature" with Claire Soule as the teacher. Those who knew her well knew that she loved to read, and she continued studying literature for the rest of her life, accumulating a vast personal library.

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