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   Reaper G to All   
   8/22: Today in G-History   
   22 Aug 13 06:28:47   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1890: CECIL KELLAWAY, who played Professor Thurgood Elson in "The Beast from   
   20,000 Fathoms", is born in Cape Town, South Africa. The cousin of Edmund   
   Gwenn, he was also in "Wuthering Heights", "The Luck of the Irish" and "Guess   
   Who's Coming to Dinner",    
   and appeared on TV in "The Twilight Zone" and "Bewitched".    
      
   1920: RAY BRADBURY, whose story "The Fog Horn" became the basis for "The Beast   
   from 20,000 Fathoms", is born in Waukegan, Ill. The legendary sci-fi author   
   also wrote "The Martian Chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451".    
      
   1927: KIKUMA SHIMOIIZAKA, who co-wrote "The Living Skeleton", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1929: WARREN STANHOPE, who was in the "Dino Might" episode of "Ultraman: The   
   Ultimate Hero", is born in Vancouver.    
      
   1936: HIROSHI KAWAGUCHI, who played Doguma in "Konto 55: Grand Outer Space   
   Adventure", is born in Tokyo. He died at 50 in 1987.   
      
   1952: RAYMOND BURR, who played Steve Martin in "Godzilla, King of the   
   Monsters" and "Godzilla 1985", divorces Isabella Ward.   
      
   1953: ROBERT HORTON, who played Commander Jack Rankin in "The Green Slime",   
   marries Barbara Ruick.   
      
   1960: AYA ENJOJI, who played Babe in "Gunhed" and Imanishi's wife on the   
   "Rasen" TV series, is born in Tokyo.    
      
   1965: The "Los Angeles Times" runs an article by Nick Adams titled "A Kind   
   Word for Those Monster Movies".    
      
   1966: Episode 8 of "The Space Giants", "The Winged Horror", debuts on Japanese   
   TV.    
   	DEL COURTNEY, who played Naval Asst. Sec. Robert David Chase in "It Came from   
   Beneath the Sea", divorces Yvonne King.   
      
   1968: RYOKO SANO, who played Azusa Gojo in "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II", is   
   born in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan.    
   	DAISUKE SEKIGUCHI, assistant producer on "Parasite Eve", is born in Sayama,   
   Saitama, Japan. He also produced "Waterboys".    
   	AKI HANO, who played Belvera in "Rebirth of Mothra", "Rebirth of Mothra II",   
   and "Rebirth of Mothra 3", is born in Kyoto. She also played Luna in   
   "Mikazuki".   
      
   1970: YAKAN NABE, who was in "Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit",   
   is born in Tokyo.    
      
   1971: R. MICHAEL STRINGER, key grip on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" and   
   second unit cinematographer on "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero", marries Sally   
   Massa.    
      
   1975: "Terror of Mechagodzilla" is released in West Germany.    
      
   1976: JAMES MICHAEL DOOLEY, who composed additional music for "The Ring", is   
   born in New York City.    
      
   1977: MIHO KANNO, who played Mizuki Kurahashi in "Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of   
   Darkness", is born in Saitama, Japan.    
      
   1980: Episode 47 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1981: Episode 42 of "Kamen Rider Super-1" debuts on Japanese TV.    
   	TAKUMI SAITO, who played Jyugon Mizushima in "Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein   
   Girl" and Akira Yamamoto in "Space Battleship Yamato", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1986: KEIKO KITAGAWA, who played Rei Hino/Sailor Mars on "Pretty Guardian   
   Sailor Moon", "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Special Act", and "Pretty Guardian   
   Sailor Moon: Act Zero", is born in Kobe.   
      
   1987: TED SHERDEMAN, who co-wrote "Them!" and "Latitude Zero", dies at 78 in   
   Orange County, Calif.    
   	Episode 26 of "Aura Squadron Maskman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1988: KEIKO KITAGAWA, who played Rei Hino a.k.a. Sailor Mars on "Pretty   
   Guardian Sailor Moon", is born.    
      
   1994: PETER RIETHOF, dubbing scenarist on the English version of "The   
   Mysterians", dies of natural causes in Paris.    
      
   1996: MAYA BANNO, who played Mai Hakua on "Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger",   
   "Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger: Deluxe", and "Special Police Squadron   
   Dekaranger vs. Abaranger", is born in Gifu, Japan.    
      
   2001: "Reptilian" is released on DVD in the U.S.    
      
   2002: "Ringu" premieres in Israel on TV.    
      
   2004: EIMEI ESUMI, who played Takeda in "Tokyo Blackout", dies at 68 from   
   stomach cancer in Tokyo.    
   	Episode 27 of "Special Police Squadron Dekaranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2006: "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" and "Them!" are released on a double   
   feature DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2010: Episode 48, the final episode of "Kamen Rider Double", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 27 of "Heavenly Armament Squadron Goseiger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	"Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island" is released in Germany.   
      
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