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|    7/13: Today in G-History    |
|    13 Jul 13 07:15:26    |
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1939: DAISAKU KIMURA, cinematographer on "Tidal Wave" and "Virus", is born in   
   Tokyo.    
      
   1941: ROBERT FORSTER, who played Jack in "Dragon Wars", is born in Rochester,   
   N.Y. His other films include “Reflections in a Golden Eye”, “The   
   Stalking Moon”, “Medium Cool”, “Justine”, “Avalanche”, “The   
   Black Hole”, "Alligator", "   
   Vigilante", “Walking the Edge”, “The Delta Force”, “The Banker”,   
   “South Beach”, “Original Gangstas”, "Jackie Brown", “Night   
   Vision”, “American Perfekt”, “Psycho”, “All the Rage”,   
   “Supernova”, “Me, Myself & Irene   
   , and “Mullholland Dr.”, and the TV series “Banyon” and   
   “Heroes”.    
    AFFONSO BEATO, cinematographer on the U.S. version of "Dark Water", is born   
   in Rio de Janeiro.    
      
   1949: DAVID O. SELZNICK, who co-produced "King Kong", marries
Jennifer   
   Jones.    
      
   1955: YOSHITAKA TANBA, who played Goro Sakurai a.k.a. Spade Ace on
"JAKQ   
   Blitzkrieg Squad" and "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad vs. Goranger", is born in Tokyo.   
   He is the son of Tetsuro Tamba.    
      
   1960: P Productions, the studio which produced "Space Giants", "Spectreman",   
   "Vigilante Lion Maru", "Fuun Lion Maru", "Tetsujin Tiger Seven", and   
   "Electroid Zaborger", is founded by Tomio Sagisu.    
      
   1962: TOM KENNY, the voice of N.I.G.E.L. on "Godzilla: The Series", is born in   
   East Syracuse, N.Y. He is perhaps best known as the voice of Spongebob   
   Squarepants.    
    SANDY FOX, who did additional voices on "Kikaider: The Animation", is born in   
   Pittsburgh. She is a former coworker with this G-Historian.   
      
   1967: “Frankenstein Conquers the World” is released in West Germany.   
      
   1972: “The X from Outer Space” is released in West Germany.   
      
   1973: Episode 41 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "The Battle With
Cyborg   
   Mark 1", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1974: Episode 15 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Death Match!! The Riddle of Sigma's   
   Giant Devil Castle", debuts on Japanese TV.    
    Episode 22 of "Kamen Rider X", "The Great Giant of Fear! King
Dark   
   Appears", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1976: Episode 2 of "Super Human Bibyun", "From the Bog Comes a Tiger? Save   
   Lisa!", debuts on Japanese TV.    
    LEE VAN CLEEF, who played Cpl. Stone in "The Beast from 20,000
Fathoms",   
   marries Barbara Havelone.    
      
   1978: BAKU HATAKEYAMA, who played Geba on “Army of the Apes” and Daita   
   Oiwa the Yellow Ranger on “Secret Squadron Goranger”, dies at 34.   
      
   1979: "The Last Days of Planet Earth" is released in the U.S.    
      
   1984: Episode 19 of "Space Sheriff Shaider", "Annie Is in Danger",
debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1985: Episode 24 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
    NATSUHI UENO, who played Tobita in “Space Battleship Yamato”, is born in   
   Tokyo.   
      
   1986: TAKASHI KANDA, who played Defense Chief Takita in “Invasion of the   
   Neptune Men”, Reimon Tajiyama in "Yokai Monsters -- 100 Monsters" and Hyogo   
   Isobe in "Yokai Monsters -- Spook Warfare", dies from a fall off the platform   
   at Kyoto Station.    
      
   1987: Episode 17 of "Super Manchine: Metalder", "The Deserter", debuts
on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1988: ASUKA SHIBUYA, who played Miko in "Devilman", is born in Japan.    
      
   1990: Episode 20 of "Earth Squadron Fiveman", "Burn! Robot Brother", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1996: "Gamera 2: Region shurai" ("Gamera 2: Advent of Legion") a.k.a. "Gamera   
   2: Attack of Legion" is released in Japan.    
      
   2001: G-FEST 2001 begins at the Radisson Hotel Arlington Heights in Chicago.   
   Suit maker Shinichi Wakasa and Robert Scott Field are among the guests.    
      
   2002: "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" makes its U.S. theatrical debut at G-FEST   
   2002.    
    Episode 21 of “Ninja Squadron Hurricanger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2003: YUZABURO SAKAGUCHI, who played "Masked Ninja Red Shadow", dies at 61   
   from a brain hemorrhage in Fukuoka.    
      
   2008: Episode 21 of “Engine Squadron Go-onger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2012: “Metamorphosis” premieres in the U.S. at the New York Asian Film   
   Festival.   
      
   "And He asked him, 'What is thy name?' And he answered, saying, 'My name is   
   Legion, for we are many."    
      
   --   
   Reaper G   
   Pest, Foodie, MSTie, G-fan, Wrestlemaniac, and geek-at-large   
   http://reaper_g.livejournal.com   
   http://www.facebook.com/jay.grymyr   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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