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   Reaper G to All   
   6/14: Today in G-History   
   14 Jun 13 06:44:49   
   
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   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1893: JOSEPH FORTE, who played Putnam the coroner in "Them!", is   
   born.   
      
   1905: ARTHUR DAVIS, producer of the U.S. version of "The Final War",   
   is born in Yonkers, N.Y.   
      
   1909: BURL IVES, who played Dr. Paulis in "The Bermuda Depths", is   
   born in Hunt, Ill. Perhaps best remembered as the snowman narrator in   
   "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", he was also in the films "Smoky",   
   "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", and "The Big Country", for which he won a   
   Best Supporting Actor Oscar.   
      
   1910: TAKEO MURATA, who co-wrote "Godzilla, King of the Monsters",   
   "Half-Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman", "Godzilla Raids   
   Again", and "Rodan", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1918: FRANKLYN FARNUM, who played a ballet-goer in "The Beast from   
   20,000 Fathoms", marries Alma Rubens.   
      
   1942: HIROSHI MIYAUCHI, who played Shiro Kazami a.k.a. "Kamen Rider   
   V3" in his own series (for which he also sang the theme song) and in   
   "Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron", "Kamen Rider X", "5 Kamen Riders vs.   
   King Dark", "Kamen Rider Stronger", “Kamen Rider: All Back Again! 7   
   Riders”, "Sky Rider", "8 Kamen Riders vs. Galaxy King", "Kamen Rider   
   Super-1: The Movie", "Kamen Rider 10's Birth! Riders Unite!", and "OOO   
   Den-o All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Rider", is born in Chiba, Japan. He   
   also played Akira Shinmei the Blue Ranger on "Secret Task Force   
   Goranger"; Ken Hayakawa a.k.a. "Vigilante Zubat"; Shokichi Banba/Big   
   One on "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", “Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger vs.   
   Super
Sentai”, and "Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great   
   Battle"; Morrei in "The War in Space"; Go Tachibana on Toei's "Spider-   
   Man", Masaki Tosuke in "Special Police: Winspector", "Special Rescue   
   Command Solbrain", and "Special Investigator Exceedraft"; Captain   
   Miura in "Superpower Squadron Ohranger", "Superpower Squadron Ohranger   
   vs. Kakuranger", and "Highspeed Squadron Carranger vs. Ohranger"; and   
   Tachibana Tobei in "Kamen Rider: The First".   
      
   1951: DAN YANAN, who played Mr. Gregory on "V.R. Troopers", Dunk in   
   "Zarkorr! The Invader", Mr. Chalmers on Saban's "Masked Rider", and a   
   security guard on "Power Rangers Turbo", is born in the U.S.   
      
   1966: KIPP HAMILTON, the singer in "War of the Gargantuas", divorces   
   Dave Geisel.   
      
   1967: Episode 11 of "Masked Ninja Red Shadow", "Kinenbu's Iron   
   Vehicle", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1971: KEN MAEDA, who played Mariah in “20th Century Boys 2: The Last   
   Hope”, a congressman in “Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City”, and   
   Tamekichi on “Daimajin Kanon”, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1973: Episode 11 of "Robot Detective", "The Secret of BAD's   
   Hideout!!", debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	"Godzilla vs. Megalon" premieres in South Korea on TV.   
      
   1975: Episode 10 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Red Balloon! Wind   
   Velocity 100 Meters", debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 11 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Camera On!! Film Devil",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1980: Episode 20 of "Electronic Squadron Denziman" debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
      
   1981: JIMMY CROSS, who played the sergeant at the reception desk in   
   "The Amazing Colossal Man", dies at 74 of a stroke in Los Angeles.   
      
   1982: JOHN TOWEY, who appeared on "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero",   
   marries Henrietta Valor.   
      
   1983: AYUMI BEPPU, who played Hoka Ozu a.k.a. Magi Pink on "Magic   
   Squadron Magiranger", "Magic Squadron Magiranger the Movie: Bride of   
   Infershia", and "Magic Squadron Magiranger vs. Dekaranger", is born.   
   	HIROFUMI ARAKI, who played Rio on “Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger”,   
   “Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger: Nei! Nei! Hou! Hou! Hong Kong   
   Decisive Battle”, “Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger vs. Boukenger”, and   
   “Engine Sentai Go-onger vs. Gekiranger”, and Britney in “20th Century   
   Boys 2: The Last Hope”, is born in Hyogo, Japan.   
      
   1986: Episode 16 of "Super Nova Flashman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1991: Episode 18 of “Birdman Squadron Jetman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1994: HENRY MANCINI, who composed stock music used in "Tarantula",   
   "The Deadly Mantis", and the U.S. release of "King Kong vs. Godzilla",   
   dies of cancer in Los Angeles at 70.   
      
   1997: RICHARD JAECKEL, who played Perry Lawton in "Latitude Zero" and   
   Commander Vince Elliott in "The Green Slime", dies of malignant   
   melanoma in Woodland Hills, Calif. at 70.   
      
   1998: JENNIFER BEALS, who played Trish in "The Grudge 2", marries Ken   
   Dixon.   
      
   2002: TAKAYASU SUGIURA, star of "Ultraman Cosmos", is arrested on   
   charges of assault and extortion. The show is temporarilty pulled from   
   TV as a result.   
      
   2003: AAGE WILTRUP, cinematographer on "Reptilicus", dies in Horsholm,   
   Denmark.   
   	SHANNON COCHRAN, who played Anna Morgan in "The Ring", marries   
   Michael Canavan.   
      
   2004: NORIAKI YUASA, director of "Gamera", "Gamera vs. Gyaos",   
   "Destroy All Planets", "Gamera vs. Guiron", "Gamera vs. Monster X",   
   "Gamera vs. Zigra", and "Gamera Super Monster", dies in Japan at 70   
   from a stroke.   
      
   2006: "Casshern" is released on DVD in Finland and Sweden.   
      
   2009: YASUHARU HASEBE, director on "Spectreman", dies at 77 in   
   Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.   
      
   2010: SCOOT MCNAIRY and WHITNEY ABLE, who played Andrew Kaulder and   
   Samantha Wynden in "Monsters", are married.   
      
   2012: "Sadako 3D" is released in Hong Kong and South Korea.   
      
   2013: “Zekkyo gakkyu” (“Scary Lessons”) is released in Japan.   
      
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