Quote Authors Who Died in 1962

Arthur Compton

American Scientist

Sep 10, 1892 - Mar 15, 1962

Benjamin Franklin Fairless

American Businessman

May 3, 1890 - Jan 1, 1962

Bruno Walter

German Composer

Sep 15, 1876 - Feb 17, 1962

C. Wright Mills

American Sociologist

Aug 28, 1916 - Mar 20, 1962

Charles Laughton

English Actor

Jul 1, 1899 - Dec 15, 1962

Dennis Chavez

American Politician

Apr 8, 1888 - Nov 18, 1962

E. Franklin Frazier

American Sociologist

Sep 24, 1894 - May 17, 1962

Eleanor Roosevelt

American First Lady

Oct 11, 1884 - Nov 7, 1962

Ernie Kovacs

American Comedian

Jan 23, 1919 - Jan 13, 1962

Frank Howard Clark

American Writer

1888 - 1962

Fritz Kreisler

Austrian Composer

Feb 2, 1875 - Jan 29, 1962

G. M. Trevelyan

English Historian

Feb 16, 1876 - Jul 21, 1962

Gaston Bachelard

French Philosopher

Jun 27, 1884 - Oct 16, 1962

George Matthew Adams

American Editor

Aug 23, 1878 - Oct 29, 1962

Georges Bataille

French Writer

Sep 10, 1897 - Jul 9, 1962

Henry F. Ashurst

American Politician

Sep 13, 1874 - May 31, 1962

Hermann Hesse

German Novelist

Jul 2, 1877 - Aug 9, 1962

Hu Shih

Chinese Philosopher

Dec 17, 1891 - Feb 24, 1962

Irma S. Rombauer

American Author

Oct 30, 1877 - Oct 14, 1962

Jacques Ibert

French Composer

Aug 15, 1890 - Feb 5, 1962

John Holmes

American Poet

Jan 6, 1904 - Jun 22, 1962

Karen Blixen

Danish Author

Apr 17, 1885 - Sep 7, 1962

Ludwig Bemelmans

Austrian Author

Apr 27, 1898 - Oct 1, 1962

Marilyn Monroe

American Actress

Jun 1, 1926 - Aug 5, 1962

Martin H. Fischer

American Physicist

Nov 10, 1879 - Jan 19, 1962

Mickey Cochrane

American Athlete

Apr 6, 1903 - Jun 28, 1962