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December1962

Famous People Who Died in December 1962

Dec 7 Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), dies at 67
Dec 13 Harry Barris, American popular singer, scat vocalist, and songwriter ("Mississippi Mud"), dies at 57

Charles Laughton (1899-1962)

Dec 15 English actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame), dies at 63

Charles Laughton

Dec 17 Carl Diem, German sports executive (Sec Gen Organising Committee 1936 Berlin Olympics; creator Olympic torch relay), dies at 80
Dec 17 Thomas Mitchell, American Academy Award-winning actor (Gone With The Wind; High Noon), dies of bone cancer at 70
Dec 20 Erik William Gustav Leidzen, Swedish American composer, dies at 68
Dec 21 Syd Saylor [Leo Sailor], American silent and sound screen character actor (Arizona Days; The Three Mesquiteers), dies of a heart attack at 67
Dec 23 George Saiko, Austrian writer, dies at 70
Dec 23 Luis Alberni, Spanish character actor (The Lady Eve, Topaze), dies at 76
Dec 28 Kathleen Clifford, American actress (b. 1887)
Dec 29 Hans Rosbaud, Austrian conductor (South West German Radio Orchestra, 1948-62), dies at 67

Famous People by Cause of Death