Timeline December 1962

Events in December 1962 9

• 1892 – 1962 Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962) American actor, the first to win an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony, with five major films in 1939 alone.
• 1899 – 1962 Charles Laughton (1899-1962) Died 15 December 1962, aged 63 British-American actor Charles Laughton, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for "The Private Life of Henry VIII," died of cancer on December 15, 1962. He was known for character roles including Captain Bligh in "Mutiny on the Bounty" and Quasimodo in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." He also directed the acclaimed film "The Night of the Hunter."
• 1958 – 1962 Rebuilding After Munich Became a central figure in Matt Busby's rebuilding of Manchester United after the Munich disaster, shouldering enormous emotional and sporting responsibility while still in his early twenties.
• 1962 1962: Graham Hill BRM Hill won his first title driving for BRM, beginning a career that would make him the only driver to win the Triple Crown of motorsport: the World Championship, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
• 1962 Marriage to Edgar de Haas Married bassist Edgar de Haas. They would have two children, both of whom became performers: son Darius de Haas, a Broadway actor, and daughter Aisha de Haas, a singer and actress.
• 1962 Professional Stage Debut Made his professional stage debut at Dublin's Gate Theatre in a production of Othello, having written a fabricated CV to gain entry.
• 1962 – 2006 Alexander Litvinenko (1962-2006) Died 23 November 2006, aged 43 Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian FSB officer living in exile in London, died three weeks after being poisoned with radioactive polonium-210. A British inquiry later concluded the killing was probably approved by the Russian state. The case severely strained UK-Russia relations.
• 1962 Thomas Mitchell dies in Beverly Hills Thomas Mitchell dies aged 70.
• 1962 – 2018 Kate Spade (1962-2018) Died 5 June 2018, aged 55 American fashion designer who founded the handbag and accessories brand that bears her name. Her colorful, accessible designs made the label a major success in the 1990s and 2000s. Her death by suicide prompted wide public discussion of mental health.