1962 in film
Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, one of the longest-running motion picture franchises 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
Best Picture: Lawrence of Arabia - Horizon-Spiegel-Lean, ColumbiaBest Actor: Gregory Peck - To Kill a MockingbirdBest Actress: Anne Bancroft - The Miracle Worker
BirthsJanuary 1 - Nancy Mette,actressJanuary 17 - Jim Carrey, actor, comedianJuly 3 - Tom Cruise, actorSeptember 11 - Elizabeth Daily, actressSeptember 26 - Melissa Sue Anderson, actress October 1 - Esai Morales, actor November 11 - Demi Moore,US actressNovember 19 - Jodie Foster, actress and director
DeathsJanuary 13 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian, actor
Other movies releasedBoys' Night OutThe Longest Day The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, starring James Stewart and John WayneTo Kill a Mockingbird, starring Gregory PeckDr. NoHow the West Was Won, starring James Stewart, Gregory Peck, John Wayne, George Peppard, and Debbie Reynolds Taras Bulba State Fair, starring Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, and Ann-Margret Girls! Girls! Girls Kid Galahad The Premature Burial Lawrence of Arabia, starring Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn and Claude RainsLolita with Peter Sellers and Shelley WintersCape FearThe Manchurian CandidateWhat Ever Happened to Baby JaneRide the High CountryMy Name is Ivan Golden Lion winnerFamily DiaryBirdman of AlcatrazThe Miracle WorkerThe Given Word Palme d'Or winnerThe Trial of Joan of ArcA Kind of Loving Golden Bear winnerDivorce - Italian StyleSweet Bird of YouthMutiny on the BountyBilly Budd
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