Birthdays in Film & TV
- Oct 15 Linda Lavin, American actress (Alice, Barney Miller), born in Portland, Maine
- Oct 16 Tony Anthony, Clarksburg WV, actor (Treasure of 4 Crowns)
- Oct 17 Paxton Whitehead, English actor ( Back to School), born in East Malling, Kent
- Oct 19 Nicholas Palmer, television writer/producer
- Oct 19 Sean Garrison, American actor (Up Periscope, Splendor in the Grass), born in NYC, New York
- Oct 27 Lara Parker, American actress (Race with the Devil, Dark Shadows), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Oct 30 Claude Lelouch, movie director (A Man & A Woman, Cat & Mouse, Bolero)
Weddings in Film & TV
- Oct 5 Two-time Oscar winner actor Anthony Quinn (22) weds actress Katherine de Mille (26)
Deaths in Film & TV
- Oct 15 James Marcus, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail), dies from a heart attack at 70