1962 In Film

The year 1962 in film involved some significant events.

EVENTS

'' Dr. No '' launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years.

TOP GROSSING FILMS

:North America
# '' West Side Story ''
# '' Spartacus ''
# '' El Cid ''
# '' Lover Come Back ''
# '' That Touch Of Mink ''
# tie '' King Of Kings '' and '' The Music Man ''
# '' Hatari! '', starring John Wayne

AWARDS

Academy Awards :

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Golden Globe Awards :

:Drama:
: Best Picture : ''Lawrence of Arabia''
: Best Actor : Gregory Peck - ''To Kill a Mockingbird''

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:Musical or comedy:

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:Other
: Best Director : David Lean - ''Lawrence of Arabia''

Palme D'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
:'' Keeper Of Promises '' (''O Pagador de Promessas''), directed by Anselmo Duarte , Brazil

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
:'' Family Diary '' (''Cronaca familiare'', ''Journal intime''), directed by Valerio Zurlini , France / Italy
:'' My Name Is Ivan '' (''Ivanovo detstvo''), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky , USSR

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
:'' A Kind Of Loving '', directed by John Schlesinger , United Kingdom

FILMS RELEASED IN 1962

'' Billy Budd ''

'' Birdman Of Alcatraz ''

'' Boys' Night Out ''

'' Cape Fear ''

'' Days Of Wine And Roses ''

'' Divorce, Italian Style '' (''Divorzio all'italiana'')

'' Le Doulos '' (''The Finger Man''), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo

'' Dr. No ''

'' Family Diary '' (''Cronaca familiare'')

'' Girls! Girls! Girls! ''

'' Keeper Of Promises '' (''O Pagador de Promessas'') (aka ''The Given Word'')

'' Gypsy ''

'' Hatari! '', starring John Wayne

'' How The West Was Won ''

'' It's Only Money , starring Jerry Lewis

'' Keeper Of Promises ''

'' Kid Galahad ''

'' A Kind Of Loving ''

'' King Kong Vs. Godzilla ''

'' Knife In The Water ''

'' Lawrence Of Arabia ''

'' Lolita ''

'' Lonely Are The Brave ''

'' The Longest Day ''

'' Lycanthropus ''

'' The Manchurian Candidate ''

'' The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ''

'' The Miracle Worker ''

'' The Music Man ''

'' Mutiny On The Bounty ''

'' My Name Is Ivan ''

'' Panic In Year Zero! ''

'' The Phantom Of The Opera ''

'' The Premature Burial '' -(film mentioned in article)

'' Requiem For A Heavyweight '' -(film mentioned in article)

'' Ride The High Country ''

'' State Fair '' -(film mentioned in article)

'' Sundays And Cybele '' (''Les dimanches de ville d'Avray'')

'' Sweet Bird Of Youth '' -(film mentioned in article)

'' Taras Bulba ''

'' Tender Is The Night ''

'' That Touch Of Mink ''

'' To Kill A Mockingbird ''

'' The Trial ''

'' Procès De Jeanne D'Arc '' (''The Trial of Joan of Arc'')

'' War Of The Buttons ''

'' What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? ''

SHORT FILM SERIES

'' Looney Tunes '' ( 1930 - 1969 )

'' Terrytoons '' ( 1930 - 1964 )

'' Merrie Melodies '' ( 1931 - 1969 )

'' Bugs Bunny '' ( 1940 -1962)

'' Yosemite Sam '' ( 1945 - 1963 )

'' Speedy Gonzales '' ( 1953 - 1968 )

BIRTHS

January 1 - Nancy Mette ,actress

January 17 - Jim Carrey , actor, comedian

July 3 - Tom Cruise , actor

September 11 - Elizabeth Daily , actress

September 26 - Melissa Sue Anderson , actress

October 1 - Esai Morales , actor

November 11 - Demi Moore , US actress

November 19 - Jodie Foster , actress and director

DEATHS

January 13 - Ernie Kovacs , American comedian, actor

May 14 - Florence Auer , American actress

August 5 - Marilyn Monroe , American actress

December 15 - Charles Laughton , British actor

December 28 - Kathleen Clifford , American actress

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