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   12/7: Today in G-History   
   07 Dec 12 08:09:55   
   
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   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1895: JACK PENNICK, who played the truck driver in "Mighty Joe Young"   
   and Jacob Bowman in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", is born in   
   Portland, Ore. The former Marine also appeared in "She Wore a Yellow   
   Ribbon" and "Stars and Stripes Forever".   
      
   1901: JACK DIETZ, who co-produced "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" and   
   "The Black Scorpion", is born.   
      
   1906: WILLIAM "WEE WILLIE" DAVIS, who played a strongman in "Mighty   
   Joe Young", is born in New York City. The former wrestler and   
   wrestling promoter died in Louisville, Ken. in April, 1981.   
      
   1959: CHARLIE HALL, who played a member of the ship's crew in the   
   original "King Kong", dies in North Hollywood, Calif.   
      
   1962: "Varan the Unbelievable" is released in the U.S.   
      
   1963: KATSUYA TERADA is born in Tamano City, Okayama, Japan. He was   
   the costume designer on "Cyber Ninja", "Zeiram", "Zeiram 2", "Moon   
   over Tao" and "Cutie Honey"; character designer on "cyber Ninja";   
   designer of Monster X on "Godzilla: Final Wars"; and conceptual   
   designer on "Yatterman".   
      
   1965: TERUYUKI KAGAWA, who was in "Tetsujin 28", "Space Battlehsip   
   Yamato", and "Akko-chan the Movie", and played Tsuyoshi “Yoshitsune”   
   Minamoto in the "20th Century Boys" trilogy, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1966: KAZUE ITO, who played Miki Masaki on "Beast Fist Squadron   
   Gekiranger", "Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong   
   Kong Decisive Battle", "Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger vs. Bokenger",   
   and "Engine Squadron Go-onger vs. Gekiranger", is born in Kanagawa,   
   Japan.   
      
   1968: Episode 23 of "Fight! Mighty Jack!", "The Murderess Changes Her   
   Mark!", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1970: YASUFUMI HAYASHI, who played Kenkichi Yamane in "Godzilla vs.   
   Destoroyah", is born in Tokyo. He was also in “Ultraman Cosmos 2: The   
   Blue Planet”.   
      
   1973: Episode 36 of "Ultraman Taro", "Coward! The Bride Is Weeping",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 10 of "Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light", "Mojingar's Great   
   Counterattack", debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	MARTY MOSS, assistant director and production supervisor on "Earth   
   vs. the Spider", dies iin Los Angeles.   
      
   1974: Episode 8 of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Crocodile Beastman Attacks   
   the Kindergarten", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1975: CAREY LOFTON, stuntman on “Mighty Joe Young”, marries his wife,   
   Carol.   
      
   1976: Episode 21 of "Super-God Bibyuun", "Good Kids Turning into   
   Calligraphy Brushes? The Haunted Calligraphy Class", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1978: YASUE SATO, who played Princess Iriya in “Hundred Beast Squadron   
   Gaoranger: Fire Mountain Roars”, Saijyo Nagi on "Ultraman Nexus", and   
   Mina in "Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial", is born. She was also   
   in “Tales of Terror from Tokyo: Vol. 1” and "Garo: The Makai   
   Chronicles".   
      
   1979: AYAKO FUJITANI, who played Asagi Kusanagi in "Gamera, the   
   Guardian of the Universe", "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion", and "Gamera   
   3: Revenge of Iris", is born in Osaka. The daughter of Steven Seagal,   
   she also played a waitress in "Pyrokinesis".   
   	Episode 10 of "Sky Rider", "See! The Secret of Kaningajin", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1984: Episode 37 of "Space Sheriff Shaider", "The Roaring Beam Gun",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1985: Episode 45 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman", "Aira: The   
   Rainbow-Colored Girl", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1990: Episode 41 of "Earth Squadron Fiveman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1996: Episode 14 of "Ultraman Tiga", "The Released Targets", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1997: Episode 42 of "Electromagnetic Squadron Megaranger", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   2001: SHIGERU KOMATSUZAKI, who did production designs and storyboards   
   for "The Mysterians", "Battle in Outer Space", "Mothra", "The Last   
   War", "Attack of the Mushroom People", "Atragon", and "Dogora, the   
   Space Monster", dies from heart failure at 86.   
      
   2003: Episode 41 of "Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger" debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: Peter Jackson's "King Kong" premieres in Germany in Berlin.   
      
   2006: "J-Horror Theater Vol. 1: Infection" is released in Argentina.   
   	"The Grudge 2" is released in Hong Kong.   
      
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