- 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 stage and screen actor (Back to School, Mad About You - "Hal"), born in East Malling, Kent (d. 2023)
- Oct 19 Nicholas Palmer, television writer/producer
- Oct 19 Sean Garrison, American actor (Up Periscope, Splendor in the Grass), born in New York City
- Oct 27 Lara Parker [Mary Rickey], American actress (Dark Shadows - "Angelique"; Save the Tiger; Race with the Devil), and novelist, born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 2023)
- Oct 30 Claude Lelouch, French movie director (A Man & A Woman, Cat & Mouse, Bolero), born in Paris
About October 1937
How Old? 86 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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