Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1962

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1962. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 1 Leon Kruczkowski

  Polish author (niemcy) dies at 62

• Aug. 5 Marilyn Monroe

  Iconic Hollywood actress and sex symbol who became a global cultural phenomenon, known for her beauty, charisma, and memorable film roles in the 1950s and early 1960s.

• Aug. 7 Morris Louis

  Influential American abstract expressionist painter who was a key figure in the Color Field movement, known for his innovative use of color and large-scale stained canvas works.

• Aug. 9 Hermann Hesse

  LIT - German-born swiss poet, novelist, and painter, nobel prize laureate (b. 1877)

• Aug. 17 Peter Fechter

  East german defector (born 1944)

• Aug. 18 Cleo Ridgely

  Actress on silent screen (i remember mama) dies at 68

• Aug. 19 Kerstin Hesselgren

  1. first woman to die in the swedish parliament at 90

• Aug. 23 Hoot Gibson

  Actor on silent screen as a cowboy (last outlaw), passes away at 70

• Aug. 23 Walter Anderson

  Russian-german ethnologist and academic (b. 1885)

• Aug. 24 Henry George Ley

  Composer dies at 74

• Aug. 27 Carlos Lavin

  Composer dies at 79