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   Reaper G to All   
   7/17: Today in G-History   
   17 Jul 13 06:22:34   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1902: EDWARD GARGAN, who played a guy at the bar in "Mighty Joe Young", is   
   born in New York City. His other films include "Miss Annie Rooney" and "Follow   
   That Woman".    
      
   1914: ZENJI YAMADA, who played the captain of the Kamone-maru in "Gappa the   
   Triphibian Monster", is born. He also played a physician on Episode 21 of   
   "Fight! Mighty Jack", a doctor on Episode 44 of "Ultraman Ace", a cabinet   
   minister on "Warrior of Love    
   Rainbowman", Mr. Nakanishi on Episode 24 of "Kikaida 01", and Shiro's father   
   on Episode 19 of Toei's "Spiderman",    
      
   1915: JIM DANNALDSON, spider handler on "Earth vs. the Spider", is born.    
      
   1922: TETSURO TAMBA, who played the warrior in the "Hoichi the Earless"   
   segment of "Kwaidan", Prime Minister Yamato in "Tidal Wave", Dr. Nishiyama in   
   "The Last Days of Planet Earth", Noguchi in "Message from Space", statesman   
   Nakata in "Tokyo Blackout",    
   the old master in "Sakuya: Slayer of Demons", and Reiko's grandfather in   
   "Sinking of Japan", is born in Tokyo. The Yakuza star was also in "Black   
   Lizard", and "Samurai Reincarnation", but is perhaps best known as Tiger   
   Tanaka of the Japanese Service in "   
   You Only Live Twice".    
      
   1932: TOSHIRO ISHIDO, writer on “Opeation: Mystery”, "Ultraman Ace" and   
   "Ultraman Leo", is born in Hiroshima. He also acted on "Ultraman Taro".    
      
   1943: TORU MINEGISHI, who played Kyogoku the demon in "School in the   
   Crosshairs", Kudo in "Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis" and Lt. Goro Gondo in   
   "Godzilla vs. Biollante", is born in Tokyo. He was married to Tomoko Ai.    
      
   1953: MICHAEL R. LONG, who did stunts on "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero" (in   
   which he also appeared) and "Godzilla", is born in San Diego.    
      
   1954: The first of eleven episodes of "Kaiju Gojira" airs on the NHK radio   
   network.    
      
   1961: HENNING LOHNER, composer on "The Ring" and "The Ring Two", is born in   
   Bremen, Germany.    
      
   1965: MAYUMI YOSHIDA, who played Lou/Pink Flash on "Super Nova Flashman", is   
   born in Chiba, Japan.   
      
   1966: "Urutoraman" ("Ultraman") premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1,   
   "Ultra Operation #1".    
      
   1969: KAZUKI KITAMURA, who played the Controller of Planet X in "Godzilla:   
   Final Wars", is born in Osaka. He also played Judge Teruaki Aoi in Episode 9   
   of "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" and Shichibe Iinuma in "Samurai Commando   
   Mission 1549", and was in "   
   Azumi", "Sky High", "Azumi 2", "Space Battleship Yamato", and the "Humanoid   
   Monster Bem" film and TV series.    
      
   1971: "Gamera tai shinkai kaiju Jigura" ("Gamera vs. the Deep Sea Monster   
   Zigra") a.k.a. "Gamera vs. Zigra" is   
   released in Japan.         
   	Episode 16 of "Kamen Rider", "Wrestler of the Devils, Phirasaurus", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
   	Episode 29 of "Spectreman", "Kill the Vicious Monster Salamandar!!", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
      
   1975: "Gappa the Triphibian Monster" is released in the Philippines.    
      
   1979: MIKE VOGEL, who played Jason Hawkins in "Cloverfield", is born in   
   Abington, Penn.    
      
   1981: LYNTON BRENT, who played a reporter in "King Kong", dies in Los Angeles.    
      
   1988: Episode 40 of "Kamen Rider Black", "The Secret of Karate Master Keijin",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1990: BERNARD COWAN, writer and recording supervisor on "The King Kong Show",   
   dies at 68 of kidney disease in Toronto. He was born in 1922.   
      
   1992: Episode 21 of "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1993: Episode 16 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Ippei, Shrinks?", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
      
   1998: "Godzilla" is released in Brazil, Estonia, Ireland, Mexico, Thailand,   
   and the U.K.    
      
   1999: HANK AZARIA, who played Victor "Animal" Palotti in "Godzilla", marries   
   Helen Hunt.                
   	The remake of "Yonggary", a.k.a. "Yongary 2001" a.k.a."Reptilian", is   
   released in South Korea.    
      
   2004: KEITH CAMPBELL, stunt co-ordinator on "The Ring" (in which he also   
   played the ship's mate) and "The Ring Two", marries Nicole Randall.   
   	"Cutie Honey" premieres in Canada at the Montreal Fantasia Festival.    
   	Episode 22 of "Power Rangers Dino Thunder", "Triassic Triumph", debuts on ABC   
   Family.   
   	Episode 40 of “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon”, “Act 40”, debuts on Japnaese TV.   
      
   2005: MASAHIRO TAKASHIMA, who played Kazuma Aoki in "Godzilla vs.   
   Mechagodzilla II" and Major Sho Kuroki in "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah", marries   
   Sylvia Grab.    
   	Episode 21 of "Magic Squadron Magiranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2007: "Ghost Train" and "Yo-Yo Girl Cop" are released on DVD in the   
   U.S.    
      
   2008: "Big Man Japan" is released in Germany.    
   	"Dragon Wars" is released in Malaysia.   
      
   2011: Episode 21 of "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	"Trollhunter" premieres in Canada at the Fantasia Film Festival.   
      
   2013: “Pacific Rim” is released in Belgium, France, and Sweden.   
      
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