October 1957 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Oct 2 "The Bridge on the River Kwai", directed by David Lean and starring William Holden and Alec Guinness, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1958)

Oct 4 TV sitcom "Leave It to Beaver" debuts on CBS
Oct 7 KOAC TV channel 7 in Corvallis, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting

Jailhouse Rock Premieres

Oct 17 Musical film "Jailhouse Rock" starring Elvis Presley premieres in Memphis, Tennessee

A publicity shot from the film showing Elvis Presley during the dance sequence in Jailhouse Rock

Television Debut

Oct 18 "The Frank Sinatra Show" television variety/drama anthology series debuts on ABC; the singer-actor is given almost complete control of the program

Oct 22 KJAC TV channel 4 in Port Arthur-Beaumont, TX (NBC) 1st broadcast
Oct 27 WOWL TV channel 15 in Florence, AL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
Oct 27 WPTA TV channel 21 in Fort Wayne, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting
Oct 28 WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting
Oct 30 WLWI (now WTHR) TV channel 13 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) 1st broadcast
Oct 30 WYTV TV channel 33 in Youngstown, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

Birthdays in Film & TV

Oct 1 Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
Oct 4 Bill Fagerbakke, American actor (Coach - "Dauber"; SpongeBob - "Patrick Star"), born in Fontana, California
Oct 4 Kyra Schon, American actress (Night Of The Living Dead), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oct 5 Bernie Mac, American comedian (d. 2008)
Oct 8 James DePaiva, American actor (Max Holden-One Life to Live), born in Livermore, California
Oct 11 Dawn French, Welsh comedian and TV actress (Supergrass, French & Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley), born in Holyhead, Wales
Oct 11 Paul Bown, English actor (Watching), born in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Oct 15 Mira Nair, Indian-American filmmaker (Monsoon Wedding), born in Rourkela, Odisha, India
Oct 15 Stacy Peralta, American film director (Dogtown and Z-Boys), born in Venice, California
Oct 17 Lawrence Bender, American film producer (Reservoir Dogs; Death Proof; Django Unchained; An Inconvenient Truth), born in The Bronx, New York City
Oct 17 Vincent Van Patten, Belrose NY, actor (Apple's Way, 3 for the Road)
Oct 18 Jon Lindstrom, American actor (General Hospital, 1992-97, 2013-present - "Kevin Collins" & "Ryan Chamberlain"), born in Medford, Oregon
Oct 19 Ray Richmond, American columnist and media critic (Hollywood Reporter; Deadline Hollywood), born in Whittier, California
Oct 20 Susanna Haavisto, Finnish actress and singer, born in Helsinki, Finland
Oct 24 (Elizabeth) Sarah Greene, British television presenter and actress (Blue Peter, 1980-83; Going Live!), born in St Pancras, London, England
Oct 24 John Kassir, American actor and comedian, born in Baltimore, Maryland
Oct 27 Jeff East, American actor (Huckleberry Finn, Superman), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Oct 29 Dan Castellaneta, American comedian, and Emmy Award-winning voice actor (The Simpsons -"Homer"), born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 31 Brian Stokes Mitchell, American Broadway singer and actor, born in Seattle, Washington

Weddings in Film & TV

Marlon Brando

Oct 14 American "On The Waterfront" actor Marlon Brando (33) marries actress Anna Kashfi (23)

Oct 24 Singer Bing Cosby marries second wife actress Kathryn Grant

Deaths in Film & TV

Oct 23 Frederick Burton, American actor (The Big Trail, One Way Passage), dies at 86
Oct 25 Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress (Modern Landhaaien), dies at 73