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   Reaper G to All   
   10/19: Today in G-History   
   19 Oct 13 06:15:35   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1912: NOBLE JOHNSON, who played the native chief in “King Kong” and “Son of   
   Kong”, marries Ruth Thornton.   
      
   1943: MAKOTO SAITO is born. He played the hunter killed in Episode 1 of   
   “Kikaida 01”, a scientist in Episode 20 of “Kamen Rider V3”, and Det. Shingo   
   Tojo on “Vigilante Zubat”.   
      
   1948: DAVE MALLOW, who provided the voice of Baboo on “Mighty Morphin’ Power   
   Rangers” and “Power Rangers Zeo”, is born. He also was the voice of Air   
   Stryker on “V.R. Troopers”, Charterville Charlie on “Big Bad Beetleborgs”,   
   Shellator on “Beetleborgs    
   Metallix”, Termitis and Praying Mantis on “Power Rangers in Space”, Gasser and   
   Magnetox on “Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”, Trifire on “Power Rangers Lightspeed   
   Rescue”, Commandocon on “Power Rangers Time Force”, and the narrator and   
   Vacuum Cleaner Org on “   
   Power Rangers Wild Force”, as well as Bob in “Zeiram 2”.   
      
   1949: YASUHIKO UCHIDA, who played the human form of Apollo Geist on “Kamen   
   Rider X” and Go Watabe/Zusheen on “Super-God Bibyuun”, is born. He also played   
   Tamotsu Nishioka on Episode 51 of “Kamen Rider V3”, the magistrate in Episode   
   36 of “Kikaida 01”,    
   the man in sunglasses in Episode 22 of “Inazuman”, and a Black Cross scientist   
   on Episode 4 of “Secret Squadron Goranger”, and was on “Super Robot Mach   
   Baron”.   
      
   1955: LA SALLE ISHII, who played an NTT staffer in “Gamera 2: Attack of   
   Legion”, is born in Osaka.   
      
   1958: TIRIEL MORA, who played the fruit vendor in the 2005 remake of “King   
   Kong”, is born.   
      
   1957: WILLIAM O’LEARY, who played Xaviax on “Kamen Rider Dragon Knight”, is   
   born in Chicago.   
      
   1960: “Dai-sanji sekai taisen: Yonju-ichi jikan no kyofu” (“World War III: 48   
   Hours of Fear”) a.k.a. “The Final War” is released in Japan.   
      
   1963: RENE AUBERJONOIS, who played Roy Bagley in the 1976 remake of “King   
   Kong”, marries Judith Helen Mahalyi.   
      
   1967: YOJI MATSUDA, who played Masahiko Omamura in “Kamen Rider Amazon”, is   
   born in Fukuoka. He was also on “Ultraman Leo” and “Deathquake”.   
      
   1968: Episode 16 of “Mighty Jack” debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	JOHN DUINO, system administrator on “Godzilla”, is born in Corona, Calif.   
      
   1973: Episode 3 of “Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light”, “Don’t Be Discouraged,   
   Raiko”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 29 of “Ultraman Taro”, “Resurrection of Bemstar! Taro Absolutely   
   Defeated!”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1974: “Kamen Rider Amazon” premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, “Person?   
   Wild Animal? The Wonderful Guy That Came from the Jungle”.   
      
   1976: Episode 14 of “Super-God Bibyuun”, “Rain on a Sunny Day? Beware the   
   Color Umbrella”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1977: TAKAMASA SUGA, who played Shinjo Kido a.k.a. “Kamen Rider Ryuuki”   
   (reprising the role in “Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final”), Senkyoshi fu no   
   otoko on “Sh15uya”, and Ryuen in “Death Trance”, is born in Tokyo. He was also   
   in “Dead Sushi”.   
      
   1979: Episode 3 of “Sky Rider”, “Courage! Koumori’s Flute of Fear”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1980: Episode 34 of “Ultraman 80”, “Fishing for a Strange Catch”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1984: Episode 30 of “Space Sheriff Shaider”, “The Sky Vaccuum That Steals   
   Souls”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1985: Episode 38 of “Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman”, “Ghost Baseball”, debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
      
   1988: JAMES R. HASKIN, who played the civilian announcer in “The Deadly   
   Mantis”, dies in Long Beach, Calif.   
   	LAWRENCE W. BUTLER, special effects director on “20 Million Miles to Earth”   
   and second unit effects director on “The Giant Claw”, dies at 80 in Fallbrook,   
   Calif.   
      
   1990: Episode 34 of “Earth Squadron Fiveman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1991: Episode 316 of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, featuring “Gamera vs.   
   Zigra”, debuts on Comedy Central.   
      
   1992: SHIHO, who played Tomoko Nozama on “Kamen Rider Fourze”, “Kamen Rider x   
   Kamen Rider OOO & Fourze: Movie Battle Mega Max”, “Kamen Rider vs. Super   
   Sentai: Super Hero Battle”, and “Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Everyone, It’s   
   Space Time!”, is born.   
      
   1993: Episode 24 of Season 1 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”, “The Spit   
   Flower”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   1994: KENTA SUGA, who played the boy Kenta Taguchi in “Godzilla: Final Wars”,   
   is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1996: Episode 7 of “Ultraman Tiga”, “The Man Who Fell to Earth”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   2002: JOHN MEREDYTH LUCAS, who wrote the U.S. dub for “The Human Vapor”, dies   
   of leukemia in Los Angeles. The stepson of director Michael Curtiz, he was   
   born in 1919.   
      
   2003: Episode 34 of “Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2004: The Godzilla DVD Collection 7-Pack, including “Godzilla vs. King   
   Ghidorah”, “Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle for Earth”, “Godzilla vs.   
   Mechagodzilla 2”, “Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla”, “Godzilla vs. Destoroyah”,   
   “Godzilla”, “Godzilla 2000”, “   
   Godzilla vs. Megaguirus”, and “Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters   
   All-Out Attack”, and the Godzilla DVD Collection 5-Pack, featuring “Godzilla   
   vs. Hedorah”, Godzilla vs. Gigan”, “Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla”, “Godzilla”,   
   and “Godzilla 2000”,    
   are released in the U.S. by Sony.   
      
   2006: “Death Note” is released in Singapore.   
   	“The Grudge 2” is released in Israel, the Netherlands, and Russia.   
      
   2007: “Exte: Hair Extensions” is released in Taiwan.   
      
   2008: Episode 35 of “Engine Squadron Go-onger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2010: “Assault Girls” is released in the U.S. on DVD.   
   	Episode 3 of “Kamen Rider OOO” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2013: “Space Battleship Yamato” has a limited release in the U.S.   
      
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