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   Reaper G to All   
   10/4: Today in G-History   
   04 Oct 12 06:17:59   
   
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   1900: ROBERT SHAYNE, who played Gen. Van Buskirk in “The Giant Claw”,   
   is born in Yonkers, N.Y. He also appeared on the TV series “The   
   Adventures of Superman” and “The Flash”.   
      
   1924: CHARLTON HESTON, who played Admiral “Skeet” Kelso in “Solar   
   Crisis”, is born in Evanston, Ill. The winner of an Oscar for “Ben-   
   Hur”, his films include “Peer Gynt”, “Julius Caesar” (two versions),   
   “The Greatest Show on Earth”, “The President’s Lady”, “The Naked   
   Jungle”, “Pony Express”, “Secret of the Incas”, “The Ten   
   Commandments”, “Touch of Evil”, “The Buccaneer”, “The Big Country”,   
   “The Wreck of the Mary Deare”, “El Cid”, “55 Days at Peking”, “The   
   Greatest Story Ever Told”, “The Agony and the Ecstasy”, “Major   
   Dundee”, “Khartoum”, “Will Penny”, “Planet of the Apes” (both   
   versions), “Beneath the Planet of the Apes”, “The Omega Man”, “Antony   
   and Cleopatra”, “Skyjacked”, “Call of the Wild”, “Soylent Green”, “The   
   Three Musketeers”, “Earthquake”, “Airport 1975”, “The Four   
   Musketeers”, “Midway”, “Two Minute Warning”, “Gray Lady Down”,   
   “Wayne’s World 2”, “True Lies”, “Hercules”, “Cats & Dogs”, and “My   
   Father, Rua Alguem 5555”, as well as the TV series “Dynasty” and “The   
   Colbys” and TV movie versions of “Treasure Island” and “A Man for All   
   Seasons”. Known for his political activism, he was president of the   
   Screen Actors Guild and the National Rifle Association.   
      
   1926: HARUO SUZUKI, who played the SDF Commander in “Godzilla vs. the   
   Smog Monster”, and was in “Rodan” and “Godzilla vs. the Thing”, is   
   born. He was also on several episodes of “Ultra Q”, Episode 20 of   
   “Ultraman”, Episode 8 of “Ultra Seven”, Episode 11 of “Mighty Jack”,   
   Episodes 11 & 31 of “Jumborg Ace”, a fisherman in Episode 16 of “Super   
   Robot: Red Baron”, Episode 23 of “Fireman”, and Episode 15 of “Super   
   Robot: Mach Baron”.   
      
   1959: OSAMU TEZUKA, creator of “The Space Giants”, marries Etsuko   
   Okada.   
      
   1967: Episode 27 of “Masked Ninja Red Shadow”, “13 Kon Ninjas   
   Arrival”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1974: Episode 24 of “Electroid Zaborger”, “CRASH! Zaborger vs. Bull   
   Gundar”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 26 of “Ultraman Leo”, “Ultraman King vs. the Warlock:   
   Ultraman King’s Gift”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1975: Episode 27 of “Kamen Rider Stronger”, “Reconstructed Demons! The   
   Appearance of the Delzer Army”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 24 of “Secret Squadron Goranger”, “Blue Wrath! The Intense   
   Midomerang Counterstrike”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1978: Episode 21 of Toei’s “Spiderman”, “Father’s Love Scattered Into   
   the Sky”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	KEI HORIE, who played Shigeki Hinohara in “Gamera 3: Revenge of   
   Irys”; Gaku Washio a.k.a. Gao Yellow in “Hundred Beast Squadron   
   Gaoranger”, “Hundred Beast Squadron vs. Super Sentai” and “Stealth   
   Wind Squadron Hurricanger vs. Gaoranger”; and Noritaka Yamashita in   
   “Ju-on: The Grudge 2”, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1980: Episode 35 of “Electronic Task Force Denziman” debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1983: AI MAEDA, who played Ayana Hirasaka in “Gamera 3: Revenge of   
   Iris”, a twin girl in Yokohama in “Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah:   
   Giant Monsters All-Out Attack”, Ayako Yoshino in “Death Note 2: The   
   Last Name”, and Rin in “The Shock Labyrinth 3D”, is born in Kanagawa,   
   Japan. Also appearing in “School Mystery”, “School of Ghosts”, “Battle   
   Royale”, “Sinking of Japan”, and “Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy”, she and her   
   sister Aki frequently work in the same films.   
      
   1986: Episode 31 of “Super Nova Flashman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1987: “Kamen Raidaa Burakku” (“Masked Rider Black”) a.k.a. “Kamen   
   Rider Black” debuts on Japanese TV with Episode 1, “Black!!   
   Transformation”.   
   	Episode 25 of “Super Manchine: Metalder”, “Colossus’s Olympics”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV. The film version of “Super Manchine: Metalder”   
   is released in Japan.   
      
   1988: ERIKA MORI, who played Hitomi Mochida on “Kamen Rider Hibiki”,   
   is born in Miyagi, Japan. She was also in “Kamen Rider: The Next”.   
      
   1993: Episode 16 of Season 1 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”,   
   “Switching Places”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   1994: Episode 15 of Season 2 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”,   
   “Orchestral Maneuvers in the Park”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   1996: MASAKI KOBAYASHI, who directed “Kwaidan”, dies of cardiac arrest   
   in Tokyo.   
      
   2003: “Choseijin Guranseiza” (“Super Star God Granseizar”) and   
   “Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon” (“Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon”) premiere   
   on Japanese TV.   
   	“Onmyoji 2” is released in Japan.   
      
   2004: “Ju-on: The Grudge” is released in the U.K. on DVD.   
      
   2008: “Gekijoban saraba Kamen raida Den-o Fainaru Kauntudaun” (“Kamen   
   Rider Den-o: Final Countdown”) is released in Japan.   
      
   2011: “Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island” is released on a DVD/Blu-   
   ray combo pack in the U.S.   
      
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