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   Reaper G to All   
   3/29: Today in G-History   
   29 Mar 14 08:37:09   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1902: ONSLOW STEVENS, who played Brigadier General O'Brien in "Them!", is born   
   in Los Angeles.    
      
   1927: TONY MILLER, who played Seaman Jack Sommers in "Attack of the Crab   
   Monsters", is born in Chicago.    
      
   1935: YASUTADA NAGANO, director on "Kikaida" and "Kikaida 01" is born.    
      
   1937: AKIO JISSOJI, writer and/or director on "Ultraman", "Ultraseven",   
   "Operation: Mystery", "Return of Ultraman", "Silver Mask", "Akio Jissoji's   
   Ultraman", "Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis" (which he also produced), "Ultra Q:   
   The Movie", "Ultraman Tiga", "   
   Ultraman Dyna", "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy", and "Ultraman Max", is born in Tokyo.   
   He also was the supervisor on "Mikadroid" and supervising producer on "The   
   World Sinks Except Japan".    
      
   1942: SCOTT WILSON, who was in "The Host", is born in Atlanta. His other films   
   include "In the Heat of the Night", "In Cold Blood", "Castle Keep", "The Gypsy   
   Moths", "The Grissom Gang", "Lolly-Madonna XXX", "The New Centurions", "The   
   Great Gatsby", "The    
   Ninth Configuration", "The Right Stuff", "A Year of the Quiet Sun", "Malone",   
   "Johnny Handsome", "Shiloh", "The Way of the Gun", "Don't Let Go", "Monster",   
   and "Junebug", and he appeared on TV in "Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold   
   Story" (as Vernon    
   Presley) and "The Jack Bull".    
   	KENICHI OGATA, the voice of Analyzer in "Space Battleship Yamato", is born in   
   Fukuoka. He could also be heard on "Urusei Yatsura", "The Adventures of Peter   
   Pan", and "Detective Conan".   
      
   1954: "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" is released in Denmark.   
      
   1955: MARINA SIRTIS, who played Gretchen in "The Grudge 3", is born in London.   
   Best known as Counselor Deanna Troi from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and   
   its films and follow-ups, she was also in "Gargoyles", "Crash", and   
   "Spectres".    
      
   1960: MAN KATO, who played Yuzo Asakawa in "Kamen Rider Double: Forever A to   
   Z", is born in Miyagi, Japan.   
      
   1969: MIKE J. REGAN, who was a special effects makeup artist and played the   
   phantom in the U.S. version of "Pulse", is born in San Diego.    
      
   1971: HIDETOSHI NISHIJIMA, who played Lieutenant Colonel Kamijo in "Casshern",   
   is born in Tokyo. He was also on "Operation: Mystery -- Second File".        
   	SHIZUKA ISHIKAWA, the voice of Toripter on "Engine Squadron Go-onger",   
   "Engine Squadron Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijoBang!", "Engine   
   Squadron Go-onger vs. Gekiranger", and "Samurai Squadron Shinkenger vs.   
   Go-onger", is born in Tokyo.    
      
   1974: Episode 26, the final episode of "Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light", "King   
   Cobra's Final Battle", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1975: Episode 24, the final episode of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Let's Go Amazon!   
   The End of Emporer Zero!!", debuts on Japanese TV.      
   	JANE ALEXANDER, who played Dr. Grasnik in "The Ring", marries Edwin Sherin.    
      
   1977: Episode 36, the final episode of "Super-God Bibyuun", "Showdown in the   
   Ghost Castle! Good-bye Super Humans", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1978: JEFFREY PARAZZO, who played Trent Fernandez the White Dino Thunder   
   Ranger on "Power Rangers Dino Thunder" and "Power Rangers S.P.D.", is born in   
   Toronto.    
      
   1979: TOMOE SHINOHARA, who played the teenage girl in the hospital in   
   "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", is born in   
   Tokyo.    
      
   1980: Episode 9 of "Electronic Squadron Denziman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1982: ANNA NAGATA, who played Yoko Okazaki in "One Missed Call" and Yuzuki   
   Misaki on "Kamen Rider Kabuto", is born in Tokyo. She was also in "Battle   
   Royale".    
      
   1986: Episode 5 of "Super Nova Flashman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1991: Episode 7 of "Birdman Squadron Jetman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1992: ARCHIE MARSHEK, production assistant on "King Kong" and associate   
   producer on "Son of Kong", dies in Lawton, Okla.    
      
   1994: BILL TRAVERS, who played Capt. Joe Ryan in "Gorgo", dies at 72 in   
   Dorking, England.    
      
   2003: "Ju-on: The Grudge" is released in Hong Kong.   
      
   2005: "The Ring Two" is released in Kuwait.   
      
   2007: "The Host" is released in Germany.    
      
   2009: MAURICE JARRE, composer on "Tokyo Blackout" and "Solar Crisis", dies in   
   Malibu, Calif.         
   	"Monsterland", a documentary on horror and monster movies that featured   
   Japanese sci-fi and scenes from G-FEST, premieres in Germany on TV.   
   	"Big Man Japan" premieres in Hungary at the Titanic International   
   Filmpresence Festival.   
      
   2014: "Heisei Raida tai Showa Raida: Kamen Raida Taisen feat. Supa Sentai"   
   ("Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Masked Rider War Featuring Super Sentai" is   
   released in Japan.   
      
   --   
   Reaper G   
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