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   Reaper G to All   
   10/14: Today in G-History   
   14 Oct 12 05:52:22   
   
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   XPost: alt.movies.monster   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1890: FRANK CONROY, who played a reporter in “Mighty Joe Young”, is   
   born in Derby, England.   
      
   1906: RUSSELL THORSON, who played Prof. Philip Osbourne in the U.S.   
   release of “Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman”, is born   
   in Wisconsin.   
      
   1916: JACK ARNOLD, who directed and wrote the story for “Tarantula”,   
   is born in New Haven, Conn. He also directed “It Came from Outer   
   Space”.   
      
   1926: JUN HAICHI, who played Yazawa on “The Space Giants”, is born. He   
   also played Prof. Nikaido in Episode 10 and V2 Crewman Yoshino in   
   Episode 38 of “Ultraman”, the one-eyed man in Episode 12 of   
   “Inazuman”, and Kuroiwa in Episode 5 “Dinosaur Task Force Koseidon”,   
   and was in Episodes 26-27 of “Transforming Ninja Arashi”.   
      
   1929: NAGATOSHI SAKAMOTO is born. He played the director in Episode 18   
   of “Inazuman” and was in Episode 23 of “Return of Ultraman”.   
      
   1938: KATHRIN CLARE WARD, who played landlady Mrs. Hudson in “Son of   
   Kong”, dies in Los Angeles.   
      
   1944: EARL “HAP” HOGAN, who played a member of the ship’s crew in the   
   original “King Kong”, dies in Los Angeles.   
      
   1946: MEGUMI KITAGAWA is born. She played Maeda’s wife in Episode 3 of   
   “Mirrorman”, Nobuko Matsumoto in Episode 15 of “Inazuman”, and the   
   mysterious woman in Episode 25 of “Jumborg Ace”.   
      
   1951: JOHN SUMNER, who played Herb in the 2005 “King Kong”, is born in   
   Blackpool, Lancashire, England.   
      
   1953: EVERETT BROWN, who played a native in an ape costume in the   
   original “King Kong”, dies in Los Angeles.   
      
   1958: “Daikaiju Baran” (“Giant Monster Varan”) a.k.a. “Varan the   
   Unbelievable” is released in Japan.   
      
   1970: TAKAKO KATO, who was on “MM9”, is born in Shizuoka.   
      
   1972: Episode 14 of “Kikaida”, “Silver Tortoise: Destructoids Reborn”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 81 of “Kamen Rider”, “Kamen Rider Dies Twice!”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 29 of “Vigilante Lion Maru”, “Triple Shadow Mutant:   
   Dokuranga”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: MASATO SAKAI, who was in “Sky High”, is born in Miyazaki, Japan.   
   	KRISTIAN SORGE, extras casting associate on the U.S. version of “Dark   
   Water”, is born in Bloomfield, N.J.   
      
   1974: Episode 2 of “Super Robot: Mach Baron”, “The Sky’s Fangs the   
   Sea’s Traps”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1975: Episode 2 of “Akumaizer 3”, “Why Did She Die!? Zabitan’s   
   Mother”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1976: Episode 2 of “Pro Wrestling Star: Aztecizer”, debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
      
   1977: “Kwaidan” is released in Finland.   
   	Episode 31 of “Giant Ironman 17”, “Where is Mother? Terror of the   
   White House”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 2 of “Dinosaur War: Aizenborg” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1978: Episode 12 of “Message from Space: Galactic Battle” debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1983: Episode 32 of “Space Sheriff Sharivan” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1994: Episode 35 of “Ninja Squadron Kakuranger”, “The Three Oshioki   
   Sisters”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1998: Episode 22 of “Power Rangers in Space”, “The Silver Secret”,   
   debuts on Fox.   
      
   1999: “Ringu 2” is released in Singapore and premieres in Spain at the   
   Sitges Film Festival.   
      
   2001: Episode 34 of “Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger” debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   2002: “Avalon” premieres in Hungary at the Titanic International   
   Filmpresence Festival.   
      
   2004: “Ringu 2” is released in Chile.   
   	YONEO IGUCHI, who played the radio operator in the U.S. version of   
   “Varan the Unbelievable”, dies at 79 in Los Angeles.   
      
   2005: “Gojira” is released in the U.K.   
   	Episode 2 of “Garo the Fanged Wolf” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2006: “Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard” premieres in Australia   
   on TV.   
      
   2008: The U.S. version of “One Missed Call” premieres in the   
   Netherlands on DVD.   
      
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