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Events on Saturday 15 December 1962 1
1899 – 1962Charles Laughton (1899-1962)Died 15 December 1962, aged 63British-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."