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   Reaper G to All   
   6/3: Today in G-History   
   03 Jun 13 07:17:46   
   
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   XPost: alt.movies.monster   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1901: ERNESTO MORELLI, who played the Italian fisherman in "The Deadly   
   Mantis", is born.   
      
   1911: ELLEN CORBY, who played the orphanage woman in "Mighty Joe   
   Young", is born in Racine, Wis. Perhaps best known as Grandma Walton   
   on "The Waltons", her films include "Speed Limited", "Cornered", "It's   
   a Wonderful Life", and "I Remember Mama", "Ma and Pa Kettle Go to   
   Town", "Shane", "Sabrina", "The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters", and   
   "Vertigo", and appeared on "The Andy Griffith Show".   
      
   1912: IVAN RASPUTIN, who played a strongman in “Mighty Joe Young”, is   
   born in Chelsea, Mass.   
      
   1947: SHUKI LEVY, producer, director, and/or writer on “V.R.   
   Troopers”, “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers” (for which he wrote the   
   theme song), Saban’s “Masked Rider”, “Big Bad Beetleborgs”, “Power   
   Rangers Zeo”, “Power Rangers Turbo”, “Beetleborgs Metallix”, “Power   
   Rangers in Space”, “Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”, “Power Rangers   
   Lightspeed Rescue”, and “Power Rangers Time Force”, is born in Israel.   
   He also wrote the themes to “Inspector Gadget”, “He-Man and the   
   Masters of the Universe”, “X-Men”, and “Spider-Man”, and wrote and   
   directed “Round Trip to Heaven”, “Suzie Q”, and “Aussie and Ted’s   
   Great Adventure”.   
      
   1949: MASATO HARADA, who wrote and directed "Gunhed", is born in   
   Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan.   
      
   1963: TOSHIAKI KARASAWA, who played Burai in “Casshern” and Kenji   
   Endo 
in the “20th Century Boys" trilogy, is born in Tokyo.   
   	"King Kong vs. Godzilla" premieres in the U.S.   
      
   1971: MEGUMI SAKITA, who played Remi Hoshikawa a.k.a. Five Yellow on   
   "Earth Squadron Fiveman", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1972: Episode 62 of "Kamen Rider", "Demon Harinezurasu -- Murderous   
   Skull Strategy", debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 10 of "Vigilante Lion Maru" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1976: MIRIAMA SMITH, who played Elsa/Principal Randall on “Power   
   Rangers Dino Thunder”, is born in Rotorua, New Zealand.   
      
   1978: PETER FERNANDEZ, who directed, wrote, and did voices for the   
   U.S. dubs of "Mothra", "Godzilla vs. the Thing", "Space Giants",   
   "Ultraman", "Godzilla versus the Sea Monster", "Speed Racer", "Son of   
   Godzilla", "Destroy All Monsters", "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster",   
   and "Infra-Man", marries Noel Smith.   
      
   1986: YUKA TAKESHIMA, who played Sumiko Hashina in “School of Ghosts   
   4” and was in the "Ringu" TV movie, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1987: MASAMI NAGASAWA, who played Kaori Kurata in "Pyrokinesis" and a   
   Shobijin in "Godilla: Tokyo S.O.S." and "Godzilla: Final Wars", is   
   born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.   
      
   1989: Episode 15 of "High-Speed Squadron Turboranger" debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1998: "Godzilla" has its premiere in Australia.   
   	"The Manster" is released on laserdisc in the U.S.   
      
   2001: Episode 16 of "Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger" debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   2003: "Gamera 3: Revenge of Irys" is released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2005: "J-Horror Theater Vol. 1: Infection" is released in Italy.   
      
   2012: Episode 38 of “Kamen Rider Fourze” debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 15 of “Special Ops Squadron Go-Busters” debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
      
   --   
   Reaper G   
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