Events in Film & TV
- Oct 1 WSJU TV channel 18 in Carolina, PR begins broadcasting
- Oct 1 WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, PR (NBC) begins broadcasting
Music History
Oct 8 Ringo Starr passes his driving test
Music Premiere
Oct 20 Lee Adams and Charles Strouse's musical adaptation of Clifford Odet's "Golden Boy", starring Sammy Davis Jr. opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 569 performances
Film Premiere
Oct 21 Film version of "My Fair Lady" directed by George Cukor and starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1965)
TV Show Appearance
Oct 25 The Rolling Stones make their 1st appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"; they perform a cover of Chuck Berry's “Around & Around,” and their own hit "Time Is On My Side" [1]
#1 in the Charts
Oct 31 Barbra Streisand's "People" album goes #1 for 5 weeks
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Oct 1 Harry Hill, British comedian
- Oct 1 Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer and broadcaster, born in Yokohama, Japan
- Oct 3 Clive Owen, English actor (Closer), born in Coventry, England
- Oct 4 Francis Magalona, Filipino Pinoy hip-hop rapper, songwriter, and television personality (Eat Bulaga!, 1995-2009), born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2009)
- Oct 4 Mark McLemore, American MLB baseball player, 1986-2004 (California Angels, Texas Rangers, and 5 other teams), and broadcaster (Texas Rangers), born in San Diego, California
- Oct 9 Guillermo del Toro, Mexican film director (Pan's Labyrinth), born in Guadalajara, Mexico
- Oct 10 Quinton Flynn, American voice actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Oct 10 Sarah Lancashire, English actress (Coronation Street, Happy Valley), born in Oldham, England
- Oct 11 Michael J. Nelson, American actor (Mystery Science Theater 3000), born in St. Charles, Illinois
- Oct 12 JoAnn Willette, American actress (Constance-Just 10 of Us, Real Genius), born in Lewiston, Maine
- Oct 13 Christopher Judge, American-Canadian actor (Stargate SG-1), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 17 David Cromer, American theatre director and actor (The Band's Visit), born in Skokie, Illinois
- Oct 19 Ty Pennington [Gary Tygert Burton], American television host (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Oct 25 Kevin Michael Richardson, American voice actor (Joker-The Batman), born in The Bronx, New York
- Oct 25 Melinda McGraw, American actress (Macenzie-Pursuit Of Happiness), born in Nicosia, Cyprus
- Oct 25 Michael Boatman, American actor (Carter-Spin City), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Oct 28 Griffin O'Neal, American actor (April Fools Day, Wraith), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 29 Yasmin Le Bon, English supermodel, born in Oxford, England
- Oct 31 Amanda Sandrelli, Italian actress (The Key), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
- Oct 31 Sanjeev Bhaskar, British actor, comedian (Goodness Gracious Me; The Kumars at No. 42), and chancellor (University of Sussex, 2009-present), born in Ealing, England
- Oct 31 The Boogeyman [Marty Wright], American professional wrestler, born in Phoenix, Arizona
Deaths in Film & TV
- Oct 10 Eddie Cantor, American comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at 72
- Oct 10 Guru Dutt [Vasanth Padukone], Indian Bollywood actor, regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time (Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool), dies from an accidental overdose at 39
- Oct 19 Maurice Gosfield, actor (Doberman-Phil Silvers Show), dies at 51
- Oct 25 Belle Montrose, actress (Mrs Harrison-Hathaways), dies at 78
- Oct 27 Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63
