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|    Reaper G to All    |
|    1/20: Today in G-History    |
|    20 Jan 14 07:23:06    |
      From: reaperg@aol.com              1893: JIMMY SPEAK, sound recordist on "Son of Kong", is born in Missouri.              1895: ROSCOE ATES, who played a press photographer in the original "King       Kong", is born in Grange, Miss.              1903: MARTY MOSS, assistant director and production supervisor on "Earth vs.       the Spider", is born.              1907: CARLOTTA MONTI, who played a girl in "King King", is born. She was the       live-in love of comedian W.C. Fields and wrote the book "W.C. and Me".              1916: ALEX NICOL, who played Colonel Davis in "Ape", is born in Ossining, N.Y.       He was also in "The Sleeping City", "Tomahawk", "Target Unknown", "Air Cadet",       "Red Ball Express", "The Redhead from Wyoming", "Lone Hand", "Law and Order",       "Dawn at Socorro",        "The Black Glove", "The Man from Laramie", "Strategic Air Command", "The       Screaming Skull" (which he also directed), and "5 Branded Women".              1920: JERRY RIGGIO, who had a minor role in "20 Million Miles to Earth", is       born in Italy.              1923: RENTARO MIKUNI, who played the husband in the "Black Hair" segment of       "Kwaidan", is born in Gunma, Japan. He was also in "Mount Hakkoda".              1936: TOSHIAKI NISHIZAWA, who played Secretary Kubota in "Godzilla on Monster       Island", is born in Hokkaido. He also played Professor/Commander Qom on "Space       Sheriff Gavan", "Space Sheriff Sharivan", "Space Sheriff Shaider", and "Space       Sheriff Gavan: The        Movie", and appeared on “Operation: Mystery”.              1950: "Mighty Joe Young" is released in Finland.              1960: EDDIE PARKER, who was a stuntman on "Mighty Joe Young" and played Paul       Lund and Eddie Jacobs in "Tarantula", dies from a heart attack in Sherman       Oaks, Calif.              1963: "Reptilicus" premieres in the U.S. in Bismarck, N.D.              1964: KAHO MINAMI, who played SDF Intelligence Captain Kumi Emori in       "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", the head       nurse in "J-Horror Theater Vol. 1: Infection", and Yoko Ino in "The Great       Yokai War", is born in Hyogo, Japan.        The wife of Ken Watanabe, she was also in "Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis".              1965: GREG LOSKORN, scoring technician on the U.S. version of "Dark Water", is       born in Arcadia, Calif.              1973: "The Films of Eiji Tsuburaya", written by Hajime Tsuburaya, is       published.         Episode 39 of "Kikaida", "Red Devil Stinger: Making Little Boys Cry", debuts       on Japanese TV.         Episode 95 of "Kamen Rider", "The Sky Flying Car of the Demon Karokkes",       debuts on Japanese TV.              1976: Episode 16 of "Akumaizer 3: Why!? Secret of the Red Umbrella", debuts on       Japanese TV.              1977: AKIRA KUBODERA, who played Kunzite on "Pretty Guaridan Sailor Moon" and       “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Special Act” and Kuroi on “Pretty Guardian       Sailor Moon: Act Zero”, is born in Japan        The Dino Di Laurentiis remake of "King Kong" is released in Hong Kong.              1988: COURTNEY WEBB, who played the sick girl in "The Grudge", is born in       London.              1992: LLOYD RICHARDS, unit production manager on "Mighty Joe Young", dies in       Dyfed, Wales.        "Special Rescue Command Solbrain" premieres on Japanese TV.              1995: NOBUO KANEKO, who played Dojin Hiki in "The Magic Serpent" and Home       Affairs Minister Isomura in "Godzilla 1985", dies at 71 of blood poisoning.              1996: WALTER MANLEY, stateside producer of the Starman films, "Prince of       Space", "Terror Beneath the Sea", and "The Green Slime", dies at 77 of an       asthma attack in New York City.              2001: "Reptilian" is rereleased in an extended version in South Korea as       "Yongary 2001".        "Avalon" is released in Japan.              2002: Episode 50 of "Kamen Rider Agito" debuts on Japanese TV.        Episode 48 of "Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger" debuts on Japanese TV.              2004: "Gamera vs. Monster X" and "Monster from a Prehistoric Planet" are       released as a double feature on DVD in the U.S.              2006: Episode 15 of "Garo the Fanged Wolf" debuts on Japanese TV.              2008: Episode 46 of "Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger", "Gawa-gawa! No kioku",       debuts on Japanese TV.              2009: The 2005 remake of "King Kong" is released on Blu-Ray in the U.S.              2011: “Gantz” has its world premiere in a limited screening in the U.S. Stars       Kazunari Ninomiya and Kenichi Matsuyama attend a special screening for the       occasion in Hollywood.        "Monsters" is released in Singapore.              2013: Episode 47 of "Special Ops Squadron Go-Busters" debuts on Japanese TV.              "What do you think is the best, a game you think you can finish, but never do,       or a game that seems impossible to win, but isn't?"              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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