October 1995 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Murder of Interest

Oct 3 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, California

Film & TV History

Oct 13 Pamela Anderson Lee rushed to hospital with flu like symptoms

Music Premiere

Oct 25 Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse, and Blake Edwards' musical adaptation of the film "Victor/Victoria", starring Julie Andrews, opens at Marquis Theater, NYC, runs for 738 performances; Andrews declined Tony Award nomination because she felt other cast and crew should have been recognized

Film Premiere

Oct 27 Dramatic film "Leaving Las Vegas" directed by Mike Figgis and starring Nicolas Cage (Oscar for Best Actor) and Elisabeth Shue premieres

Birthdays in Film & TV

Oct 24 Ashton Sanders. American actor (Moonlight), born in Carson, California
Oct 25 Conchita Campbell, Canadian actress (The 4400), born in Vancouver, British Columbia

Weddings in Film & TV

Oct 7 "Cheers" actor Ted Danson (47) weds Academy Award-winning actress Mary Steenbergen (42)

Bob Iger

Oct 7 Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger (44) weds journalist Willow Bay (31) in Bridgehampton, New York

Oct 14 American "Sleep With Me" actress Meg Tilly (35) weds United Artists studio president John Calley (65) in Los Angeles; divorce in 2002
Oct 21 "Family Ties" actress Meredith Baxter (48) weds screenwriter Michael Blodgett (56) in Los Angeles

Deaths in Film & TV

Oct 1 Margaret Gorman Cahill, 1st Miss America (1921), dies at 90
Oct 5 Linda Gary, American voice actress (b. 1944)
Oct 12 David McLean [Eugene Joseph Huth], American actor known for appearing in Marlboro advertisements (Days of Our Lives, Tate), dies of lung cancer at 73
Oct 12 Gary Bond, actor (Outback, Zulu, Anne of Thousand Days), dies at 55
Oct 15 Phil Sidey, English broadcaster (Radio Leeds), dies at 69
Oct 16 Richard Caldicot, British actor (Horse's Mouth, Strife, Mrs Thursday), dies at 87
Oct 20 Christopher Stone, American actor (Dave-Dallas, Interns), dies at 53
Oct 20 Jack Rose, American screenwriter (The Seven Little Foys), dies at 83
Oct 22 Mary Wickes [Wickenhauser], American character actress (Father Dowling Mysteries; Sister Act; Dennis The Menace), dies of surgery complications at 79
Oct 22 Ralph Whitlock, British farmer, conservationist, writer, and broadcaster, dies at 81
Oct 25 David Healy, American-born actor (Supergirl, Doomsday Gun, Patton), dies following a heart operation at 66
Oct 25 Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress (Way We Were, Life Goes On), dies from complications of rheumatoid arthritis at 74
Oct 27 Mike Dutfield, documentary producer, dies in motorcycle accident at 48
Oct 27 Susi Hush, English television producer, dies at 49
Oct 31 Dr. Hepcat [Lavad Durst], American blues piano player and singer-songwriter, radio DJ and baseball broadcaster, dies at 82
Oct 31 Rosalind Cash, American actress (Emma-Go Tell It on the Mountain), dies of cancer at 56