In the year 1962
462 Notable deaths
Will Wright
American character actor.
Born March 26th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died June 19th, 1962 at 68 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Tod Browning
American film director (1880-1962).
Born July 12th, 1880 in Louisville.
Died October 6th, 1962 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (laryngeal cancer).
Gaston Bachelard
French writer and philosopher (1884-1962).
Born June 27th, 1884 in Bar-sur-Aube. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1962 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Franz Kline
American painter (1910-1962).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in Wilkes-Barre. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1962 at 51 years old in New York City. [ref]
René Coty
17th president of the french republic.
Born March 20th, 1882 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1962 at 80 years old in Le Havre (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank Lovejoy
American actor.
Born March 28th, 1914 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1962 at 48 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stanley Lord
Captain of the ss californian (1877–1962).
Born September 13th, 1877 in Bolton.
Died January 24th, 1962 at 84 years old in Wallasey.
Arthur Holly Compton
American physicist (1892–1962).
Born September 10th, 1892 in Wooster.
Died March 15th, 1962 at 69 years old in Berkeley (cerebral hemorrhage).
Hu Shih
Chinese scholar, writer and philosopher (1891–1962).
Born December 17th, 1891 in Shanghai.
Died February 24th, 1962 at 70 years old in Taipei.
Augusta Savage
American sculptor.
Born February 29th, 1892 in Green Cove Springs.
Died March 26th, 1962 at 70 years old in New York City.
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling