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   Reaper G to All   
   2/1: Today in G-History   
   01 Feb 14 06:35:44   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1851: MARY SHELLEY, whose novel "Frankenstein" was the foundation for   
   "Frankenstein Conquers the World", dies of a brain tumor in London.    
      
   1894: JOHN FORD, executive producer and second unit director of "Mighty Joe   
   Young", is born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. One of Hollywood's most famous   
   directors, his films include "Hell Bent", "The Iron Horse", "Judge Priest",   
   "The Informer", "Steamboat    
   Round the Bend", "The Grapes of Wrath", "How Green Was My Valley", "The Battle   
   of Midway", "December 7th", "They Were Expendable", "My Darling Clementine",   
   "Fort Apache", "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", "Rio Bravo", "The Quiet Man",   
   "Mister Roberts", "The    
   Searchers", "The Horse Soldiers", "Two Rode Together", and "The Man Who Shot   
   Liberty Valance", and appeared in "The Birth of a Nation".   
      
   1934: PAUL CARR, who played an IXL executive in "Solar Crisis", is born in New   
   Orleans.   
      
   1946: BART BRAVERMAN, who played Pepe in "20 Million Miles to Earth", is born   
   in Los Angeles.    
      
   1954: BILL MUMY, who appeared on "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero" and was the   
   narrator on "Animal Icons: It Came from Japan", is born in San Gabriel, Calif.   
   Best known as Will Robinson on "Lost in Space", he also appeared on "The   
   Twilight Zone", "Star Trek:    
   Deep Space Nine", "Babylon 5", and "Space Cases" (which he co-created) and the   
   film "Dear Brigitte", and was half of the music group Barnes & Barnes.   
      
   1958: RYO HORIKAWA, who was the voice of Akumaru Sujigara on "Samurai Squadron   
   Shinkenger" and "Samurai Squadron Shinkenger vs. Go-onger", is born in Osaka.   
      
   1959: MADAME SUL-TE-WAN, who played a maid in "King Kong" and the Youngs'   
   family servant in "Mighty Joe Young", dies in Hollywood, Calif.    
      
   1960: KOJI UENO, composer on "Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis", is born in Chiba,   
   Japan.   
      
   1961: ARTHUR KURODA, who played Itsuro Takamizawa a.k.a. Kamen Rider Verde on   
   "Kamen Rider Ryuki" and was in "The World Sinks Except Japan", is born in San   
   Francisco.   
      
   1966: JOAN VAN ARK, who played Francesca "Franki" Banks in "The Last   
   Dinosaur", marries John Marshall.   
      
   1969: DEVON BOWMAN, production sound mixer on "Godzilla: The Series", is born.   
      
   1974: Episode 18 of "Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light", "Oni Kabuton's Great   
   Escape", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1975: Episode 16 of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Garanda's Tokyo's Light's Ocean   
   Tactics!!", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1970: MORT MARSHALL, who played Jules Manning in "Gammera the Invincible",   
   dies of a coronary arrest in New York City.   
      
   1971: SARUTOKI MINAGAWA, who played Dolphin Orphenoch on "Kamen Rider 555", is   
   born in Fukushima, Japan. He was also on "MM9".   
      
   1977: Episode 29 of "Super-God Bibyuun", "Wishes Come True? The Deadly   
   Decorative Candle", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1980: Episode 18 of "Sky Rider", "Demon Admiral's Electric Hell Great   
   Strategy", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1981: ISAO SASAKI, who played Professor Nambara on "Monster Hunter Juspion"   
   and Dr. Mochizuki in "Kamen Rider ZO", and sang the themes to a number of   
   tokusatsu shows, marries Miyuki Ueda.   
      
   1985: KIMBERLY BECK, who appeared on "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero", divorces   
   William Barron Hilton.   
      
   1986: Episode 52 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2000: "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah", "Rebirth of   
   Mothra", and "Rebirth of Mothra 2" are released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2003: "Ju-on: The Grudge" and "The Ring" premiere in France at the Gerardmer   
   Film Festival.   
   	MEGUMI OKINA, who played Rika Nishina in "Ju-on: The Grudge", marries Susumu   
   Fujita.   
      
   2004: Episode 49 of "Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 2 of "Kamen Rider Blade" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: "The Grudge" is released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2006: PAULEY PERRETTE, who played Beth in "The Ring", divorces Coyote Shivers.   
      
   2008: The U.S. version of "One Missed Call" is released in Estonia and   
   Venezuela.   
   	"Cloverfield" is released in Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy,   
   Mexico, Panama, Poland, Spain, the U.K., and Venezuela.   
      
   2009: Episode 49 of "Engine Squadron Go-onger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
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