Famous Weddings
- Oct 4 American "The Princess Bride" actor Chris Sarandon (38) weds second wife, American fashion model Lisa Cooper; divorce in 1989
Dustin Hoffman
Oct 12 Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman (43) weds businesswoman Lisa Gottsegen (26) in Roxbury, Connecticut
Rod Taylor
Oct 15 Actor Rod Taylor (50) weds Carol Kikumura
Al Sharpton
Oct 31 American Baptist minister Al Sharpton (26) weds American back-up singer (to James Brown) Kathy Jordan; separate in 2004
Famous Divorces
Dustin Hoffman
Oct 6 Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman (43) divorces actress Anne Byrne (37) after 11 years of marriage
- Oct 9 Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot
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