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   Reaper G to All   
   11/20: Today in G-History   
   20 Nov 13 06:23:32   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1890: ROBERT ARMSTRONG, who played Carl Denham in the original “King Kong” and   
   “Son of Kong”, and Max O’Hara in “Mighty Joe Young”, is born in Saginaw, Mich.   
   He was also in “The Most Dangerous Game”, “Blind Adventure”, “Palooka”, “‘G’   
   Men”, “Man of    
   Conquest”, “My Favorite Spy”, and “Blood on the Sun”.   
      
   1932: KINNOSUKE NAKAMURA, who played Lord Hosokawa in “Portrait of Hell”, is   
   born in Tokyo.    
      
   1943: MIE HAMA is born in Tokyo. Best known in the West as Kissy Suzuki in   
   “You Only Live Twice” and Teri Yaki in “What’s Up, Tiger Lily?”, the sexy   
   actress played Fumiko Sakurai in “King Kong vs. Godzilla”, Princess Yaya in   
   “The Lost World of Sinbad”,    
   and Madame Piranha (Madame X) in “King Kong Escapes”. Hama’s other films   
   include “The Age of Irresponsibility”, “100 Shot, 100 Killed”, “Las Vegas   
   Free-for-All”, “Monsieur Zivaco”, ” Night of the Seagull”, and “Kitchen”.    
      
   1950: MARI ATSUMI, who played Junko Aoki in “Destroy All Planets”, is born in   
   Tokyo.   
   	MASAHIRO (GO) TAKASHINA, who played Phantom Fumizuki in Episode 15 of “Iron   
   King” and Tetsugoro Iwayama on “Giant Ironman 1-7”, is born. He was also in   
   Episode 26 of “Kamen Rider X” and Episode 33 of “Special Investigator Robo:   
   Janperson”.   
      
   1961: “Gorgo” is released in Sweden.    
      
   1965: TAKESHI KUSAO, who played Takeshi Tenma on “VoiceSlugger” and was the   
   voice of Smoky on “Magic Squadron Magiranger” and “Magic Squadron Magiranger   
   vs. Dekaranger”, is born in Saitama, Japan.   
      
   1966: Episode 19 of “Ultraman”, “The Devil Incarnate”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1971: Episode 34 of “Kamen Rider”, “Japan in Danger! Gamagirah’s Invasion”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 47 of “Spectreman”, “Alien Gama Commence the Attack!”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1972: Episode 21 of “Triple Fighter”, “Revenge of the Great Whirlwind!”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 21 of “Emergency Command: 10/4-10/10”, “The Assassins from Space”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: Episode 8 of “Inazuman”, “Terrifying Sandstorm! Major Airport   
   Engulfed!!”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1975: DON W. SHARPE, co-producer of “Latitude Zero”, dies at his home in   
   Studio City, Calif.   
      
   1976: Episode 69 of “Secret Task Force Goranger”, “Five-Colored New Weapon!!   
   Lift-Off Varikikyun!”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1980: EIKO KOIKE, who played Takasu in “20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope”,   
   is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1982: Episode 41 of “Great Squadron Goggle V”, “The Transforming Papa’s Great   
   Adventure”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1984: DUKE GREEN, who played a member of the ship’s crew in the original “King   
   Kong”, is born in North Hollywood, Calif.   
      
   1987: WILLIAM L. COOPER JR., editor and feature conceiver on the U.S. releases   
   of “Mighty Jack”, “Time of the Apes”, “Fugitive Alien”, and “Star Force:   
   Fugitive Alien II”, dies at 65 in Ridgewood, N.J.   
      
   1988: Episode 5 of “Kamen Rider Black RX”, “Cave Exploration of the Deep   
   Hole”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1992: Episode 39 of “Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger”, “Tears of the Subterrenean   
   Beast”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1993: Episode 33 of “Electronic Superhuman: Gridman”, “Takeshi All Alone”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1995: Episode 28 of Season 3 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”, “Master Vile   
   and the Metallic Armor: Part 1”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   1998: Episode 42 of “Power Rangers in Space”, “Countdown to Destruction: Part   
   1”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   1999: ADELE BALKAN, costume designer on “Mighty Joe Young”, dies from cancer   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
   2000: Episode 6 of “Kikaider: The Animation”, “Fragment of Negative”, debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 38, the final episode of “Power Rangers Dino Thunder”, “Thunder   
   Struck: Part 2”, debuts on ABC Family.   
      
   2005: Episode 38 of “Magic Squadron Magiranger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2007: “The Godzilla Collection”, Classic Media’s boxed set with “Gojira”,   
   “Godzilla, King of the Monsters”, “Godzilla Raids Again”, “Mothra vs.   
   Godzilla”, “Ghidrah — the Three-Headed Monster”, “Invasion of Astro Monster”,   
   “All Monsters Attack”, and “   
   Terror of Mechagodzilla”, is released in the U.S.   
      
   2011: Episode 39 of “Pirate Squadron Gokaiger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 11 of “Kamen Rider Fourze” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2012: “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Complete Series” and “Mighty   
   Morphin’ Power Rangers: Season One, Volume 2” are released on DVD in the U.S.,   
   as is “When Horror Came to Shichoku”, Criterion’s boxed set featuring “The X   
   from Outer Space”, “Goke,    
   Bodysnatcher from Hell”, “The Living Skeleton”, and “Genocide”.   
      
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