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   12/20: Today in G-History   
   20 Dec 12 05:08:18   
   
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   XPost: alt.movies.monster   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1899: MINORU TAKADA is born in Akita, Japan. He played the gang boss   
   in "The Invisible Man", the commander in "Battle in Outer Space", a   
   government official in "Atragon", and the Minister of Home Affairs in   
   "Ghidrah -- the Three-Headed Monster", and was in "Atomic Rulers of   
   the World", "Attack from Space", "Invaders from Space", "Evil Brain   
   from Outer Space, "The Last War", and "Don't Call Me a Con Man".   
      
   1905: ALBERT DEKKER, who played the Secretary of Defense in the U.S.   
   release of "Gammera the Invincible", is born in New York City. His   
   other films include "Dr. Cyclops", "The Man in the Iron Mask", "Beau   
   Geste", "The Killers", "Gentleman’s Agreement", "East of Eden", "Kiss   
   Me Deadly", "Suddenly, Last Summer", and "The Wild Bunch", and he   
   served as a member of the California legislature.   
      
   1910: CARL URBANO, director on "The Godzilla Power Hour", is born in   
   Illinois.   
      
   1917: NORMAN VAN HAWLEY, who played Ian Matthews in "The Manster", is   
   born in Highland Park, N.J.   
      
   1920: TOSHIYUKI ICHIMURA, who played Seborey Kudo in "War of the   
   Insects", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1924: YONEO IGUCHI, who played the radio operator in the U.S. version   
   of "Varan the Unbelievable", is born in Los Angeles.   
      
   1935: RITSUO SAWA, who played Chameleon on "Kamen Rider", is born.   
      
   1944: JIMMIE F. SKAGGS, who played a biker in “Solar Crisis”, is born   
   in Hot Springs, Ark.   
      
   1949: TAKAO OKAWARA, who directed "Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle for   
   Earth", "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II", "Orochi the Eight-Headed   
   Dragon", and "Godzilla 2000", is born in Tokyo. He also wrote and   
   directed "Psychic Girl Reiko" and was assistant director on "Tidal   
   Wave", “The Last Days of Planet Earth”, and "Kagemusha".   
      
   1955: HIDEKI NODA, who played a school teacher in "School of Ghosts   
   3", is born in Nagasaki.   
      
   1958: DAN SHARP, sound re-recordist on "Godzilla", is born in Los   
   Angeles.   
      
   1960: "The Three Treasures" is released in the U.S.   
      
   1963: AUDU PADEN, producer, director, and assistant director on   
   "Godzilla: The Series", is born. He also directed the "Tokyo Grows"   
   episode of "Pinky and the Brain".   
      
   1964: "San daikaiju chikyu saidai no kessen" ("Three Giant Monsters   
   Greatest Battle on Earth") a.k.a. "Ghidrah -- The Three-Headed   
   Monster" is released in Japan.   
   	AYUMU SAITO, who played Masashi Ishikura in "Ju-on: The Grudge 2", is   
   born in Hokkaido. She was also in "K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces"   
   and "Yatterman".   
      
   1967: Episode 38 of “Masked Ninja Red Shadow”, “Monsters Ninjas Full   
   Forces”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1968: VAN NEST POLGLASE, who was the supervising art director on the   
   original "King Kong" and did settings on "Son of Kong", dies from   
   burns from a house fire in Los Angeles.   
      
   1969: "Oru kaiju daishingeki" ("All Monsters Big Attack") a.k.a.   
   "Godzilla's Revenge" a.k.a. "All Monsters Attack" is released in   
   Japan.   
   	CHISA YOKOYAMA, who was in “Space Hunter Miki”, is born in Tokyo.   
   	"Konto gojugo-go: Uchu daiboken" ("Konto 55: Grand Outer Space   
   Adventure") is released in Japan.   
      
   1970: "Godzilla vs. the Thing" is rereleased in Japan.   
      
   1971: REIKO KATAOKA, who was on "Kamen Rider Hibiki", is born in   
   Ehime, Japan. She was also in the special version of "Battle Royale".   
      
   1974: Episode 38 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Decisive Battle, Zaborger   
   versus Doctor Akunomiya!", debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	"Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster" is released in West Germany.   
      
   1975: Episode 34 of "Secret Squadron Goranger", “Yellow Spy Game! You   
   Saw the Power of YTC”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 38 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", “Appear! Riders 1 & 2”, debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
   	"Secret Squadron Goranger: Aoi daiyosai", is released in Japan.   
      
   1978: OLE WISBORG, who played Captain Einer Brandt in "Reptilicus",   
   dies at 53 in Denmark.   
      
   1980: Episode 46 of "Electronic Squadron Denziman" debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
      
   1986: Episode 42 of "Super Nova Flashman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1987: Episode 12 of "Kamen Rider Black", "The Birth of the Legend of   
   Super Mechanics", debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 36 of "Super Manchine: Metalder", "The Mission of the   
   Cybernetic Unit", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1996: Episode 43 of "Highspeed Squadron Carranger", "Merry Carmagic   
   Christmas", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2001: KOJI NAMBARA, who played Gen Kai Ryuu/King Cobra on "Warrior of   
   Light: Diamond Eye", dies.   
      
   2003: Episode 12 of "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", "Act 12", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   2007: TOKUZO TANAKA, director of "The Whale God", dies at 87 from a   
   cerebral hemorrhage in Nara, Japan.   
      
   2008: "Tomika hero resukyu fosu bakuretsu mubi: Maha torein o resukyu   
   seyo!" ("Tomica Hero Rescue Force: The Movie") is released in Japan.   
   	TETSURO YOSHIDA, who wrote the Daimajin and Yokai Monsters trilogies,   
   dies in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan.   
      
   "Oh Godzilla, what terrible language!"   
      
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