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|    Reaper G to All    |
|    7/26: Today in G-History    |
|    26 Jul 13 05:34:45    |
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1926: JAMES BEST, who played the radar man in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms",   
   is born in Powderly, Ken. A cousin of the Everly Brothers, he is best   
   remembered as Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard", and was in   
   films like "Three on a    
   Couch".    
      
   1934: SHUICHIRO MORIYAMA, narrator on “Silver Mask”, is born in Nagoya. He was   
   also on “Operation: Mystery”.   
      
   1957: YUKO ASUKA, who played Farrah on "Earth Squadron Bioman", is born.   
      
   1967: ANDY JOLIFF, digital compositor and technical director on the opening   
   titles for "Godzilla: The Series", is born in Orange, Calif.    
    Episode 17 of "Masked Ninja Red Shadow", "Immortal Marujyo", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1969: "Ido zero daisakusen" ("Latitude Zero: Great Military Battle") a.k.a.   
   "Latitude Zero" is released in Japan.    
      
   1973: Episode 17 of "Robot Detective", "Beware the Foam of Evil?!", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
    "Gappa the Triphibian Monster" is released in France.   
      
   1974: EDMUND COBB, who played Dr. McDermott in "The Amazing Colossal Man",   
   dies of a heart attack in Woodland Hills, Calif.    
      
   1975: Episode 15 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Large Blue Fortress! Great   
   Raging Variblune", debuts on Japanese TV.    
    Episode 15 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Ghost Story: Devil Resurrection   
   Festival", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1980: Episode 26 of "Electronic Squadron Denziman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1983: KIMIYOSHI YASUDA, who directed "Daimajin", "Yokai Monsters: 100   
   Monsters", and "Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts", dies at 72.   
      
   1985: "Godzilla 1985" is released in West Germany.    
    NATSUKI KATO, who played Misa Kuroi in "Eko Eko Azarak IV: Awakening" and   
   Miho Kirishima/Kamen Rider Femme in "Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final", and   
   was in "Battle Royale II", "Blazing Robocon", and "Monster X Strikes Back:   
   Attack the G8 Summit", is    
   born in Honjo City, Akita, Japan.    
      
   1986: Episode 22 of "Super Nova Flashman" debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1991: Episode 24 of "Birdman Squadron Jetman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1999: KEN TANAKA, who played Goro Maki in "Godzilla 1985", divorces Yuko   
   Kotegawa.   
      
   2002: "Versus" premieres in Germany at the Munich Fantasy Filmfest.    
      
   2003: "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack"   
   premieres in Canada at the FanTasia film festival in Montreal.    
    "Dark Water" premieres in Denmark at the J-Horror Cavalcade.    
      
   2004: "One Missed Call" premieres in Australia at the Melbourne International   
   Film Festival.    
      
   2006: JEAN RENO, who played Philippe Roache in "Godzilla", marries Zofia   
   Borucka.   
    "The Host" is released in South Korea.   
      
   2007: "The Host" is released in the Netherlands.   
      
   2008: "Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit!" is released in Japan.    
      
   2011: SAKYO KOMATSU, whose novel "Nippon chinbotsu" was turned into "Tidal   
   Wave" and "Japan Sinks" and wrote "Time of the Apes", "Virus", and "Sayonara,   
   Jupiter", dies at 80 of pneumonia in Osaka.   
      
   2012: "Dead Sushi" premieres in South Korea at the Puchon International   
   Fantastic Film Festival.   
      
   "You're a monster!"    
   "No! I'm a genius!"   
      
   --   
   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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