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   Reaper G to All   
   2/1: Today in G-History   
   01 Feb 13 07:28:58   
   
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   XPost: alt.movies.monster   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1851: MARY SHELLEY, whose novel "Frankenstein" was the foundation for   
   "Frankenstein Conquers the World", dies of a brain tumor in London.   
      
   1894: JOHN FORD, executive producer and second unit director of   
   "Mighty Joe Young", is born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. One of   
   Hollywood's most famous directors, his films include "Hell Bent", “The   
   Iron Horse”, “Judge Priest”, "The Informer", “Steamboat Round the   
   Bend”, "The Grapes of Wrath", "How Green Was My Valley", "The Battle   
   of Midway", "December 7th", “They Were Expendable”, “My Darling   
   Clementine”, “Fort Apache”, “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”, “Rio Bravo”,   
   "The Quiet Man", "Mister Roberts", "The Searchers", “The Horse   
   Soldiers”, “Two Rode Together”, and “The Man Who Shot Liberty   
   Valance”, and appeared in “The Birth of a Nation”.   
      
   1934: PAUL CARR, who played an IXL executive in "Solar Crisis", is   
   born in New Orleans.   
      
   1947: BART BRAVERMAN, who played Pepe in "20 Million Miles to Earth",   
   is born in Los Angeles.   
      
   1954: BILL MUMY, who appeared on "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero" and was   
   the narrator on "Animal Icons: It Came from Japan", is born in San   
   Gabriel, Calif. Best known as Will Robinson on "Lost in Space", he   
   also appeared on "The Twilight Zone", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine",   
   "Babylon 5", and "Space Cases" (which he co-created) and the film   
   "Dear Brigitte", and was half of the music group Barnes & Barnes.   
      
   1958: RYO HORIKAWA, who was the voice of Akumaru Sujigara on “Samurai   
   Squadron Shinkenger” and "Samurai Squadron Shinkenger vs. Go-onger",   
   is born in Osaka.   
      
   1959: MADAME SUL-TE-WAN, who played a maid in "King Kong" and the   
   Youngs' family servant in "Mighty Joe Young", dies in Hollywood,   
   Calif.   
      
   1960: KOJI UENO, composer on "Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis", is born in   
   Chiba, Japan.   
      
   1961: ARTHUR KURODA, who played Itsuro Takamizawa a.k.a. Kamen Rider   
   Verde on "Kamen Rider Ryuki" and was in "The World Sinks Except   
   Japan", is born in San Francisco.   
      
   1966: JOAN VAN ARK, who played Francesca "Franki" Banks in "The Last   
   Dinosaur", marries John Marshall.   
      
   1969: DEVON BOWMAN, production sound mixer on "Godzilla: The Series",   
   is born.   
      
   1974: Episode 18 of "Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light", "Oni Kabuton's   
   Great Escape", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1975: Episode 16 of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Garanda's Tokyo's Light's   
   Ocean Tactics!!", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1970: MORT MARSHALL, who played Jules Manning in "Gammera the   
   Invincible", dies of a coronary arrest in New York City.   
      
   1971: SARUTOKI MINAGAWA, who played Dolphin Orphenoch on “Kamen Rider   
   555”, is born in Fukushima, Japan. He was also on "MM9".   
      
   1977: Episode 29 of "Super-God Bibyuun", "Wishes Come True? The Deadly   
   Decorative Candle", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1980: Episode 18 of "Sky Rider", "Demon Admiral's Electric Hell Great   
   Strategy", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1981: ISAO SASAKI, who played Professor Nambara on "Monster Hunter   
   Juspion" and Dr. Mochizuki in "Kamen Rider ZO", and sang the themes to   
   a number of tokusatsu shows, marries Miyuki Ueda.   
      
   1985: KIMBERLY BECK, who appeared on "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero",   
   divorces William Barron Hilton.   
      
   1986: Episode 52 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman" debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
      
   2000: "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah",   
   "Rebirth of Mothra", and "Rebirth of Mothra 2" are released on DVD in   
   the U.S.   
      
   2003: "Ju-on: The Grudge" and "The Ring" premiere in France at the   
   Gerardmer Film Festival.   
   	MEGUMI OKINA, who played Rika Nishina in "Ju-on: The Grudge", marries   
   Susumu Fujita.   
      
   2004: Episode 49 of "Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger" debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 2 of "Kamen Rider Blade" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: "The Grudge" is released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2006: PAULEY PERRETTE, who played Beth in "The Ring", divorces Coyote   
   Shivers.   
      
   2008: The U.S. version of "One Missed Call" is released in Estonia and   
   Venezuela.   
   	"Cloverfield" is released in Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Ireland,   
   Italy, Mexico, Panama, Poland, Spain, the U.K., and Venezuela.   
      
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