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   Reaper G to All   
   2/8: Today in G-History   
   08 Feb 14 06:50:08   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1894: CHARLOTTE KNIGHT, who co-wrote "20 Million Miles to Earth", is born in   
   Wisconsin.   
      
   1914: BILL FINGER, co-writer of "The Green Slime", is born in New York City.   
   He also helped Bob Kane create Batman, and died in February, 1974.    
      
   1922: WILLIAM COOPER, editor and feature conceiver on the U.S. releases of   
   "Mighty Jack", "Time of the Apes", "Fugitive Alien" and "Star Force: Fugitive   
   Alien II", is born.    
      
   1951: HIROTARO HONDA, who played Mr. Saito in "Gamera: The Guardian of the   
   Universe" and "Gamera 3: Revenge of Irys", Mr. Kogure in "Pyrokinesis", and   
   Strategist Reider in "Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Space Sheriff: Super Hero   
   War Z", is born in Ibaragi,   
    Japan. He was also in "Kamen Rider: The First", "The Sword of Alexander", and   
   "009-1: The End of the Beginning".    
      
   1952: DAISUKE GORI, narrator on "Rescue Squadron Go Go V" and the voice of   
   Senki on "Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger", is born in Tokyo.    
      
   1953: CLIFF CLARK, who played police guard Moran in "Mighty Joe Young", dies   
   from a heart attack in Hollywood.    
      
   1956: VERA LEWIS, who played a woman in the theater audience who screamed when   
   "King Kong" escaped, dies in Woodland Hills, Calif.    
      
   1957: DOUGLAS J. SCHULMAN, second unit sound mixer on "Godzilla", is born in   
   San Francisco.    
      
   1963: KAZUYA KONAKA, director on "Ultraman Zearth 2", "Ultraman Tiga &   
   Ultraman Dyna", "Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace", "Ultraman: The   
   Next", "Ultraman Nexus", "Ultraman Mebius", and "Ultraman Mebius and Ultra   
   Brothers", is born in Tokyo. He    
   also directed the revived "Astro Boy" and "Tokyo Girl".   
      
   1972: HIROSHI TSUCHIDA, who played Saizo/Ninja Blue on "Ninja Squadron   
   Kakuranger" and "Superpower Squadron Ohranger vs. Kakuranger", is born. He was   
   also the voice of Blitz Hells on "Special Police Squadron Dekaranger", and the   
   Japanese dubbing voice of    
   Mike Corbett the Magna Defender on the Japanese dub of "Power Rangers Lost   
   Galaxy" and Triskull on "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue".   
      
   1974: Episode 19 of "Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light", "King Cobra's Great   
   Revival", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1975: Episode 17 of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "The Terror of Zero! The Massive   
   Earthquake Strategy!!", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1980: Episode 19 of "Sky Rider", "Ookamijin's Murder's Cry", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1982: SOSUKE TAKAOKA, who was in "Tetsujin 28", is born in Tokyo.    
      
   1985: MARVIN MILLER, who narrated "The Deadly Mantis" and the U.S.release of   
   "Godzilla Raids Again", dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles.        
   	TOM GREENWAY, who played the second reporter in "The Deadly Mantis", dies of   
   a heart attack in Los Angeles.      	   
   	ANNA HUTCHINSON, who played Lily Chilman the Yellow Cheetah Ranger on "Power   
   Rangers Jungle Fury", is born in New Zealand.    
      
   1986: Episode 53 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1994: Episode 42 of Season 1 of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers", "A Pig   
   Surprise", debuts on Fox.    
   	OSCAR DUFAU, director on Hanna-Barbera's "Godzilla", dies at 72.	   
      
   1996: Episode 37 of Season 3 of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers", "The Alien   
   Trap", debuts on Fox.    
      
   2004: Episode 50, the final episode of "Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger"   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: "Ringu 2" premieres in Indonesia on TV.        
   	"Godzilla versus the Sea Monster" is released on DVD in the U.S.    
      
   2006: AKIRA IFUKUBE, composer on many Godzilla and other Toho sci-fi films and   
   creator of Godzilla's trademark roar, dies at 91 of multiple organ failure in   
   Tokyo.    
      
   2007: The U.S. version of "Pulse" is released in Hungary.        
   	"D-War" a.k.a. "Dragon Wars" has its world premiere at the European Film   
   Market in Germany.    
      
   2008: The U.S. version of "One Missed Call" is released in Latvia and   
   Estonia.       
   	"Cloverfield" is released in Brazil, Colombia, Norway, and Sweden.    
      
   2009: "Yatterman" premieres in Germany at the European film Market.   
   	Episode 50, the final episode of "Engine Squadron Go-onger", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   "Look, if you kill her, those creatures will come back."    
   "Right. In another 500 years. Until then...."   
      
   --   
   Reaper G   
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