October 1977 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Music History

Oct 3 Victor Borge's "Comedy with Music" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 66 performances

Music History

Oct 7 Guitarist Steve Hackett quits progressive rock band Genesis

Singer-songwriter, Musician and Actor Phil Collins

Sports History

Oct 14 Linda Ronstadt sings national anthem prior to World Series Game 3 at Dodger Stadium; criticised for casual attire but ranked by Washington Examiner as second-best rendition ever at a sporting event

Oct 20 Revival of stage play "Dracula" premieres in NYC starring Frank Langella as Dracula

Music Premiere

Oct 29 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "The Act", starring Liza Minnelli, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 233 performances and wins a Tony Award

Birthdays in Film & TV

Oct 7 Brandon Quinn, American actor, born in Aurora, Colorado
Oct 7 Meighan Desmond, New Zealand actress, born in Kaitaia, New Zealand
Oct 11 Matthew Bomer, American actor (The Normal Heart), born in Webster Groves, Missouri
Oct 13 Kiele Sanchez, American actress (The Glades), born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 14 Freddy Kempf, British musician (BBC Young Musician of the Year), born in Croydon, England
Oct 14 Jonathan Kerrigan, English actor
Oct 17 Bryan Bertino, American film director and screenwriter
Oct 18 Chris McKenna, American actor (Joey-One Live to Live), born in Queens, New York
Oct 19 Jason Reitman, Canadian filmmaker (Juno; Up In The Air), born in Montreal, Quebec
Oct 20 Sam Witwer, American actor (Battlestar Galactica, Riverdale), born in Glenview, Illinois
Oct 26 Jon Heder, American actor (Napoleon Dynamite), born in Fort Collins, Colorado
Oct 29 Brendan Fehr, Canadian actor (CSI: Miami), born in New Westminister, British Columbia
Oct 30 Jason Adelman, American actor (Talisman), born in Los Angeles, California

Weddings in Film & TV

Peter Boyle

Oct 21 Actor Peter Boyle (42) weds Loraine Alterman at the United Nations chapel in Manhattan

Deaths in Film & TV

Oct 10 Angelo Muscat, Maltese-born British actor (The Prisoner, Doctor Who), dies at 47
Oct 12 Doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81

Bing Crosby (1903-1977)

Oct 14 American singer ("White Christmas", "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy") and actor ("Going My Way"), dies of a heart attack at 74

Oct 15 Ralph Truman, British actor (Henry V, Treasure Island, Web of Evidence), dies at 77
Oct 27 Peg Leg Sam [Arthur Jackson], American country blues harmonica player, singer and comedian, dies at 65
Oct 31 Joan Tetzel, American actress (Hell Below Zero, Joy in the Morning), dies of cancer at 56