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   Reaper G to All   
   3/4: Today in G-History   
   04 Mar 14 06:48:47   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1907: EDGAR BARRIER, who played Dr. Karol Noymann in "The Giant Claw", is born   
   in New York City. His other films include the 1943 version of "Phantom of the   
   Opera".    
      
   1916: WILLIAM ALLAND, who produced "Tarantula" and "The Deadly Mantis", is   
   born in Delmar, Del. The producer of many Universal B-movies played reporter   
   Thompson in "Citizen Kane".    
      
   1928: YOSHIYUKI KURODA, director on "Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare", "Yokai   
   Monsters: Along with Ghosts", and "Mirrorman", is born in Matsuyama, Ehime   
   Prefecture, Japan. He was also special effects director on the Daimajin   
   trilogy.   
      
   1946: HIROKO SAKURAI, who played Akiko Fuji on "Ultraman", "Ultraman: Monster   
   Big Battle", and "The Superior 8 Ultra Brothers", is born in Tokyo. She also   
   played Yuriko Edogawa on "Ultra Q", the woman trying to take a photo in   
   "Ultraman Zearth", and Prof.   
    Yoshinaga on "Ultraman Max", and was on Episode 12 of "Ultraseven",   
   "Operation: Mystery", "Mandara", and "Death Kappa".    
      
   1950: DIRCH PASSER, who played Petersen in "Reptilicus", marries Sigrid   
   Horne-Rasmussen.    
      
   1951: LINDA YAMAMOTO, who played Mari on "Kamen Rider", is born in Fukuoka.    
      
   1955: SHIRO SANO, who played Junichi Narumi in "Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis",   
   CCI scientist Shiro Mayazaki in "Godzilla 2000", Yuri's boss Haruki Kadokura   
   in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", Kikodoro   
   in "The Princess    
   Blade", Kiyoshi Akai in "J-Horror Theater Vol. 1: Infection", the narrator on   
   "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy" and "Ultraman Max", the assassin in "Godzilla: Final   
   Wars", Sata's editor in "The Great Yokai War", Jakotsu Babaa in "Kitaro and   
   the Millenium Curse",    
   and Yan-bo and Ma-bo the twins in "20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End"   
   and "20th Century Boys 3: Redemption", is born in Shimane, Japan. He also   
   appeared in "To Sleep So As To Dream", "Lady Battle Cop", "Waga aishita   
   Ultraseven", "Master of    
   Gensenkan", "Every Day is Sunday", "Sharaku", "Cat's Eye",  and "Bringing   
   Godzilla Down to Size", and directed "Karaoke" and the short film "Cassette   
   Tape" which appeared on "Tales of Terror from Tokyo: Volume One".    
      
   1968: Episode 22 of "Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot", "Clash of the Space   
   Robots", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1972: Episode 49 of "Kamen Rider", "Man-Eating Demon Isoginchak", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.         
   	Episode 60 of "Spectreman", "The Death Dance of Monster Dokuron", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1973: LEN WISEMAN, who did props on "Godzilla", is born in Fremont, Calif. He   
   is married to Kate Beckinsdale.    
      
   1989: Episode 2 of "High Speed Squadron Turboranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1997: CAREY LOFTIN, stuntman on "Mighty Joe Young", dies in Huntington Beach,   
   Calif.    
      
   2000: Episode 4 of "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue", "Riding the Edge",   
   debuts on Fox.   
      
   2001: Episoded 3 of "Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger" debuts on Japanese TV.    
   	Episode 6 of "Kamen Rider Agito" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2002: EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, who played Lopez in "Virus", divorces Lorraine   
   Bracco.        
   	RYO HANMURA, whose novel "Sengoju jieitai" was the basis for "G.I. Samurai"   
   and "Samurai Commando Mission 1549", dies in Tokyo.    
      
   2003: "Ringu" premieres in the U.S. on video. 	   
      
   2004: "Onmyoji" premieres in Australia on TV.    
      
   2005: "The Grudge" is released in Austria.    
      
   2006: Episode 36 of "Ultraman Max", "The Extra Dimensional World", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
   	CHARLIE DAY, who played Dr. Newton Geiszler in "Pacific Rim", marries Mary   
   Elizabeth Ellis.   
      
   2008: Episode 3 of "Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger" premieres on Japanese TV.   
      
   2009: "Kitaro and the Millenium Curse" premieres in Poland on DVD.   
      
   2011: "Monsters" is released in Italy.   
      
   2012: Episode 25 of "Kamen Rider Fourze" debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 2 of "Special Ops Squadron Go-Busters" debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	JOAN TAYLOR, who played Marisa Leonardo in "20 Million Miles to Earth", dies   
   at 82 in Santa Monica, Calif.   
      
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