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   Reaper G to All   
   12/30: Today in G-History   
   30 Dec 12 07:14:56   
   
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   XPost: alt.movies.monster   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1816: MARY SHELLEY, author of "Frankenstein" which was the foundation   
   for "Frankenstein Conquers the World", marries Percy Bysshe Shelley.   
      
   1905: HIROSHI INAGAKI, who directed "The Three Treasures", is born in   
   Tokyo. The former child actor is known for his epic period films --   
   the "Samurai" trilogy ("Samurai I: Muhashi Miyamoto", "Samurai II:   
   Duel at Ichioji Temple", "Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island"), "The   
   Rickshaw Man", "Daredevil in the Castle", "Chushigura", "Whirlwind",   
   and "Kojiro".   
      
   1918: WALTER MANLEY, U.S. producer of "Atomic Rulers of the World",   
   "Attack from Space", "Invaders from Space", "Evil Brain from Outer   
   Space", "Prince of Space", "Terror Beneath the Sea", and "The Green   
   Slime", is born.   
      
   1922: BERT HOLLAND, who played Barney Russell in "Tarantula", is born.   
      
   1934: RUSS TAMBLYN, who played Dr. Paul Stewart in "War of the   
   Gargantuas", is born in Los Angeles. His films include "The Boy with   
   Green Hair", “The Kid from Cleveland”, "Father of the Bride",   
   "Father's Little Dividend", "Take the High Ground!", "Seven Brides for   
   Seven Brothers", “The Fastest Gun Alive”, "The Young Guns", "Peyton   
   Place" (for which he was nominated for an Oscar), "tom thumb", "West   
   Side Story", "The Haunting", “The Long Ships”, “The Female Bunch”,   
   "Satan's Sadists", ”Scream Free!”, "Frankenstein vs. Dracula", and   
   “The Bloody Monks", and appeared on TV "Twin Peaks", “General   
   Hospital”, and “Joan of Arcadia”, and is the father of Amber Tamblyn.   
      
   1960: NORIO TSURUTA, director on "Ringu 0", "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy",   
   and the "Sky High" TV series, is born.   
      
   1964: TED CHEESMAN, film editor on the original "King Kong", "Son of   
   Kong", and "Mighty Joe Young", dies in Los Angeles.   
      
   1966: BO SVENSON, who played Maj. Carter in "Virus", marries his wife,   
   Lise.   
      
   1967: "Son of Godzilla" premieres in South Korea on TV.   
   	MAURICE JARRE, composer on "Tokyo Blackout" and "Solar Crisis",   
   marries Laura Devon.   
      
   1968: BRYAN BURK, co-producer of "Cloverfield", is born.   
      
   1972: Episode 25 of "Kikaida", "Bitter Orange Snail the Killing   
   Flute", debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 92 of "Kamen Rider", "Atrocity! 'Fake' Rider!", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 40 of “Vigilante Lion Maru” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: JASON BEHR, who played Doug in "The Grudge" and Ethan in "Dragon   
   Wars", is born in Minneapolis. He was also on the TV series "Step by   
   Step", "JAG", "Sherman Oaks", "7th Heaven", "Buffy the Vampire   
   Slayer", "Dawson's Creek", "Push", and "Roswell", and the films   
   "Pleasantville", "Rite of Passage", "The Shipping News", "Happily Even   
   After", "Shooting Livien", "Man of God", "The Tattooist", and   
   "Senseless".   
      
   1975: SCOTT GETZINGER, assistant propmaster on "Godzilla", is born in   
   Connecticut.   
        Episode 13 of “Akumaizer 3”, “Why!? Zabitan Impersonated”, debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
      
   1978: GLENN MORSHOWER, who played Kyle Terrington in "Godzilla",   
   marries his wife, Carolyn.   
      
   1986: CAY IZUMI, who played the dog girl in "Tokyo Gore Police", the   
   Ganguro with the lip plate in "Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl",   
   and the mutant girl with breast swords in "Mutant Girls Squad", is   
   born in Hokkaido. She was also in "Karate Robo Zaborgar" and "Yakuza   
   Weapon", and was the choreographer on "Tokyo Gore Police".   
      
   1989: HARRISON PAGE, who played Captain Edlund on "Ultraman: The   
   Ultimate Hero", marries Christina Giles.   
      
   1997: SHINICHI HOSHI, who co-wrote the adaptation of "Matango", dies   
   in Tokyo.   
      
   2001: RAY PATTERSON, director of "The Godzilla Power Hour" and   
   "Ultraman: The Adventure Begins", dies of natural causes in Encino,   
   Calif.   
   	Episode 45 of "Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger" debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
      
   2005: The U.S. version of "Dark Water" is released in Romania.   
      
   2006: "The Grudge 2" is released in Kuwait.   
      
   2007: SHINICHI HOSHI, who helped adapt “Matango” for the big screen,   
   dies.   
      
   2008: "Gamera the Brave" is released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
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