Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1962

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in September 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

  • William Wilkerson
    Sept. 2 William Wilkerson

    American nightclub owner and founder of hollywood reporter, flamingo hotel, and hollywood reporter (born 1890).

  • E. E. Cummings
    Sept. 3 E. E. Cummings

    American poet and playwright (b. 1894)

  • E[dward] e cummings
    Sept. 3 E[dward] e cummings

    Us poet (tulips & chimneys), died at 67

  • Seiichiro Kashio
    Sept. 6 Seiichiro Kashio

    Japanese tennis player (born 1892)

  • Hanns Eisler
    Sept. 6 Hanns Eisler

    German-austrian composer (b. 1898)

  • Karen Blixen
    Sept. 7 Karen Blixen

    Danish author best known for her book 'Out of Africa'.

  • Graham Walker
    Sept. 7 Graham Walker

    English motorcycle racer and journalist (b. 1897)

  • Eiji Yoshikawa
    Sept. 7 Eiji Yoshikawa

    Japanese novelist (born in 1892)

  • Kirsten Flagstad
    Sept. 7 Kirsten Flagstad

    Norwegian singer (born 1895)

  • Karen Blixen-Finecke
    Sept. 7 Karen Blixen-Finecke

    Baroness/writer (out of africa), died at 77

  • Hermann Standiger
    Sept. 8 Hermann Standiger

    German chemist (nobel 1953), is killed at 84

  • Pat Rooney
    Sept. 9 Pat Rooney

    Vaudevillian (night club) dies at 82

  • Rangeya Raghav
    Sept. 12 Rangeya Raghav

    Prominent Indian playwright and author who made significant contributions to Hindi literature during the mid-20th century.

  • Spot Poles
    Sept. 12 Spot Poles

    American baseball player and soldier (b. 1887)

  • Frederick Schule
    Sept. 14 Frederick Schule

    American hurdler, football player, and coach (b. 1879)

  • Marcel Delannoy
    Sept. 14 Marcel Delannoy

    Composer dies at 64

  • Saif al-Islam Achmad
    Sept. 16 Saif al-Islam Achmad

    At around 71, monarch of yemen dies

  • Therese Neumann
    Sept. 18 Therese Neumann

    German stigma dies at 64

  • Pogodin
    Sept. 19 Pogodin

    Writer

  • Bo Carter
    Sept. 21 Bo Carter

    American singer-songwriter/guitarist (mississippi sheiks), (d. 1962).

  • Charles Reisner
    Sept. 24 Charles Reisner

    American silent actor and film director (born in 1887).

  • Francisco Brochado da Rocha
    Sept. 27 Francisco Brochado da Rocha

    At 52 years old, the prime minister of brazil (1962) dies.

  • Roger Nimier
    Sept. 28 Roger Nimier

    French soldier and notable author who was an important literary figure in post-World War II France.

  • Patrick Corry
    Sept. 29 Patrick Corry

    Self-rotating rock drill developed, dies in bronx, new york.