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It was a spine-tingling year for movie fans as Hollywood turned out a rash of horror films.
Also in 1962 — suspects once taboo flashed across the silver screen as censorship barriers came tumbling down; art houses continued to prosper; and newspapers the world over condemned Hollywood as they mourned the death of Marilyn Monroe.
HERE, THEN, are some of the year's best offerings from Hollywood and abroad.
"A View from the Bridge" — sometimes powerful drama. "Lover Come Back" — entertaining comedy. "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" — British science fiction. "Last Year at Marienbad" — French "New Wave" film.
"Through a Glass Darkly" — tragedy by Sweden's Ingmar Bergman. "Viridiana" — spiritual horror story from Mexico. "Sweet Bird of Youth" — forceful movie with off-key ending. "The Counterfeit Traitor" — slick, exciting and sometimes moving.
"A Taste of Honey" — beautiful British export. "The Miracle Worker" — bold drama about Helen Keller. "Advise and Consent" — entertaining if controversial
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"MERRILL'S MARAUDERS" — top-notch war movie. "Lolita" — little resemblance to book. "Lonely Are the Brave" — original western. "The Sky Above" — The Mud Below" — marvelous documentary.
"Ride the High Country" — modest but meaningful western. "The Notorious Landlady" — good comedy. "Birdman of Alcatraz" — story of an unusual convict. "The Music Man" — Broadway hit on film. "War Hunt" — parable of Korean war.
"The Best of Enemies" — war comedy, "The Island" — Japanese movie sans dialogue, "Yojimbo" — another excellent Japanese film. "Divorce, Italian-Style" — clever Italian comedy.
"The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner"—brainy drama. "Barabas" — searching religious movie. "The Longest Day" story of D-Day. "Long Day's Journey into Night" — splendid film from Eugene O'Neill play. "The Manchurian Candidate" — unique and exciting political cell.
unique and exciting polished satee "BILLY BUDD" — vivid movie from Melville novel. "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" — sophisticated chiller. "Mutiny on the Bounty" — seaworthy tale.
"Sundays and Cybele" and "The Long Absence" — two excellent French pictures. "Period of Adjustment" — outstanding comedy. "Lawrence of Arabia" — notable among those still to be released this year.
Cuba Crisis Top News Story
By Dennis Branstiter
By Murrel Bland
Roosevelt, Monroe Deaths Notable
The week of crisis, as told in headlines
The most notable death in 1962 was that of Eleanor Roosevelt, 78. wife of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her contributions included writing 15 books, crusading for the United Nations, and advocating reform in New York state.
She took a personal interest in people, particularly during World War II. It was Mrs. Roosevelt who walked into the hospital wards in the South Pacific and shook the hands of suffering U.S. soldiers.
SHE ONCE SAID that she realized when she was a young girl that she was not beautiful. But this didn't bother Mrs. Rooveelt; she was more concerned with how she could aid society.
Another woman who died this year, Marilyn Monroe, 36, was concerned with her appearance. She was concerned with keeping her image — a lusty symbol of sex — before the public. She did just that. Her movies were always box office bonanzas.
Two other entertainers, Ernie Kovacs, 42, and Frank Lovejoy,
Three lords of Big Business died this year. One was Arthur Vining Davis, 25, who made a fortune in the aluminum industry. It was estimated he was worth 350 million dollars. The other two business giants were Federick L. Maytag Jr., 51, president of the Maytag Washer Co., and Harold H. Swift, 88, former chairman of the board of Swift & Co.
43, died in 1962. Kovacs was known for his wild and zany radio and television shows. Lovejoy was a noted character on the Broadway stage, screen, radio, and television.
A NGEEL PRIZE winner, William Faulkner, 64, one of the greatest American contemporary novelists, also died during 1962. Faulkner, who did not finish high school, spent much time around the courthouse in Oxford, Miss., listening to longtime residents.
Another public figure, Wilhelmina, 82. Queen of the Netherlands from 1898 to 1948, died in 1962. She was the last of Europe's Victorian queens.
THE UNDERWORLD tyrant,
Charles (Lucky) Luciano, 64, died
in Naples, Italy. Luciano rose to
power in the thirties. His reign
ended in 1936 when he was prosecuted by Thomas E. Dewey and sent to prison. When Dewey was governor of New York in 1946, he paroled Luciano and had him deported to Italy.
Two noted politicians — one French, the other American — died in 1962. The Frenchman, René Coty, 80, was the last president of the French Fourth Republic. The American was U.S. Sen.
A convicted Soviet spy and a hoodlum formerly of the New York undeworld also died. The Soviet spy, Dr Robert Soblen, 61, committed suicide in London to avoid being taken back to the United States to face a prison term.
Dennis Chavez, 74, D-N. Mex., a beloved statesman.
James J. Kilroy, 68, the man who originated the famous slogan of World War II, "Kilroy was here," died this year. The mark, "Kilroy was here," was scrawled on buildings and landmarks all over the world by American soldiers.
Conflict was the keynote again in 1962—conflict between democracy and totalitarianism, between colonialism and nationalism, between white man and black man.
From Cuba at the top to the Congo at the bottom, 1962's top 20 stories tell many tales of strife, sometimes with guns and gasoline bombs, sometimes with missiles and bombers, sometimes with sticks and stones.
Telstar, the European Common Market and the Ecumenical Council stand on the brighter side of the scale, but they were not heavy enough to maintain equilibrium in the world of 1962.
Here are the top 20 stories of 1962:
1) Cuba—The United States discovered Russian intermediate-range missiles on Cuban soil, demanded the missiles be removed, blockaded the Cuban coast against arms shipments and demanded the removal of Russian long-range bombers. Russia apparently is complying with these demands.
2) University of Mississippi—Negro James Meredith enrolled and began classes amid rioting at "Ole Miss" after U.S. marshals and federal troops were mobilized to overcome the opposition of Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett.
3) India and Red China—Asia's two largest nations fought an undeclared border war among India's disputed northern border. A Chinese-initiated cease-fire is now in effect, but India is not satisfied with Red China's peace terms.
4) The European Common Market and the U.S. trade bill—Congress gave President Kennedy permission to make reciprocal trade agreements with the newly formed European Economic Community.
5) The space race and the astronauts—Scott Carpenter, John Glenn and Walter Schirra Jr. soared into space for the United States. And two Russian astronauts were put into orbit at the same time.
6) U.S. elections—The Republicans made some gains in the gubernatorial races but did not make as large a gain in Congress as is usual for the party out of power in an off-year election.
7) Telstar—American Telephone and Telegraph Co. and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched the first satellite to relay television signals between the United States and Europe.
8) Russia-Red China rift—The Soviet Union and Communist China disagreed over the best means for carrying on the world Communist revolution. Russia wanted to compete with the West economically, but Red China wanted to to spread communism under the sword.
9) The Ecumenical Council—Pope John called Roman Catholic leaders from throughout the world for the first Ecumenical Council since 1869-70.
10) The Berlin Push—Russia threatened to wash its hands of the West Berlin access routes through East Germany, in order to force the West either to deal with the East Germans or to lose contact with West Berlin. The West countered by calling the Russian bluff and keeping fresh garrison troops moving along the access routes into West Berlin.
11 and 12) The U.S. in Southeast Asia and President Kennedy and the steel industry (tied)—The United States sent arms and training personnel to support the shaky Laotian and South Vietnamese governments against Communist invaders.
President Kennedy intervened in a steel strike to get the union to lower its demands in return for a promise from the steel corporations not to raise prices. The corporations then raised prices anyway, but they backed down in the face of presidential demands.
13) Thalidomide—A sedative ingredient banned in the United States by an alert Pure Foods and Drugs Administration employee was found to deform unborn children when taken by their mothers during pregnancy. A jury acquitted a Belgian mother who had killed her thalidomide-deformed child, and a U.S. mother went to Sweden for an abortion.
15) Wall Street—The U.S. stock market took its sharpest and deepest plunge since the disastrous drop in 1929 that marked the beginning of the depression.
14) Algeria—Algerians finally won independence from France after a long and bitterly-fought war.
16) Medicare President Kennedy's bill for medical care for the aged was defeated in Congress after a bitter battle.
18) Charles de Gaulle—Harried by assassination attempts and rebellious generals in Algeria, De Gaulle brought his generals under control and successfully backed a proposal in a national referendum for direct election of the French president.
19 and 20)—Britain and the European Common Market, and the United Nations in the Congo (tied)—The British Commonwealth approved Britain's entrance into the European Common Market. The United Nations quelled the Katangan rebellion in the Congo.