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   Reaper G to All   
   4/16: Today in G-History   
   16 Apr 14 06:37:20   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1908: KARL "KILLER" DAVIS, who played a strongman in "Mighty Joe Young", is   
   born in Ohio.    
      
   1913: LES TREMAYNE, who was the narrator in the U.S. versions of "Rodan" and   
   "King Kong vs. Godzilla" and played Professor Theodore Gettell in "The Angry   
   Red Planet", is born in London. Also lending his voice to “Ultraman: The   
   Adventure Begins”, his    
   other films include "The Racket", "War of the Worlds", "A Man Called Peter",   
   and "North By Northwest", and appeared on TV on "Perry Mason", "Alfred   
   Hitchcock Presents", and "77 Sunset Strip".    
      
   1924: HENRY MANCINI, who composed stock music used in "Tarantula", "The Deadly   
   Mantis", and the U.S. release of "King Kong vs. Godzilla", is born in   
   Cleveland. One of Hollywood’s most famous composers, and an influence on   
   Masaru Sato, he provided the    
   scores for "Peter Gunn", "Touch of Evil", "Breakfast at Tiffany’s", "Days of   
   Wine and Roses", "Hatari!", "Experiment in Terror", "Charade", "The Pink   
   Panther", "Dear Heart", "The Great Race", "Two for the Road", "Romeo and   
   Juliet", "Victor/Victoria",    
   and "The Thorn Birds".    
      
   1928: TOSHIZO KUDO, who was in “The Last Days of Planet Earth”, is born in   
   Aomori, Japan.    
      
   1934: JIRO SAKAGAMI, who was in "Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure", is   
   born in Kagoshima, Japan. He was also in "Konto 55: to Miko no zettai   
   zetsumi", "A Class to Remember", and "Taboo".   
      
   1952: KENICHI NAGIRA, who was in "Godzilla 2000" and "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy",   
   is born in Tokyo.    
      
   1956: SCOTT MACLACHLAN, who served as art director/property maker on "V.R.   
   Troopers", "Power Rangers Zeo", "Big Bad Beetleborgs", "Power Rangers Lost   
   Galaxy", "Godzilla", and "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue", is born in   
   Inglewood, Calif.    
      
   1964: ROLAND BLANCAFLOR, foam latex technician on “The Ring”, is born in   
   Inglewood, Calif.    
      
   1965: JAKE GARBER, creature effects art department supervisor on "Godzilla"   
   and key makeup artist on "Cloverfield", is born in St. Paul, Minn.    
      
   1971: BURL IVES, who played Dr. Paulis in "The Bermuda Depths", marries   
   Dorothy Koster Paul.    
   	Episode 3 of “Return of Ultraman”, “Evil Monster Realm of Terror”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1972: Episode 3 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.    
   	Episode 19 of "Mirrorman", "Crisis! S.G.M.", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: Episode 3 of "Zone Fighter", "Strike! Garoga’s Underground
Base",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
   	YOSHIHIKO HAKAMADA, who was in “Gamera 3: Revenge of Irys”,   
   “Zebraman”, and “Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy”, is born in Shizuoka.    
   	HIROFUMI NOJIMA, the voice of Warz Gill on “Pirate Squadron Gokaiger”,   
   “Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle”, “Pirate Squadron   
   Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship”, and “Kamen Rider x Super   
   Sentai: Movie Hero War”,    
   is born in Tokyo.   
   	STEVE BRODIE, who played Sgt. Loomis in “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms”,   
   marries Virginia Osbourn.   
      
   1974: Episode 2 of "Inazuman Flash", "Terrifying Safari! Epic Battle at Sea",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1977: Episode 3 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", "Five Flashes!! Bark, Panther",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1982: "G.I. Samurai" is released in Portugal.   
      
   1983: Episode 11 of "Science Squadron Dynaman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1986: "Ultraman Kids no Kotozawa Monogatari" ("Proverb Stories of Ultraman   
   Kids") premieres on Japanese TV.    
      
   1988: ALISA, who played Mio Kuroki on “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon” and   
   “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Special Act”, is born in Saitama.    
   	Episode 8 of “Super Animal Squadron Liveman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1989: Episode 24 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "Papa Is Dracula", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1993: Episode 8 of "Five Star Squadron Dairanger", "Father!!", debuts on   
   Japanese TV. 
        
   	PAUL WILLIAMS, the voice of Freddy the Bomb in "Solar Crisis", marries Hilda   
   Keenan Wynn.    
      
   1994: "Kamen Raidaa Jei" ("Masked Rider J") a.k.a. "Kamen Rider J" and the   
   "Ninja Squadron Kakuranger" movie are released in Japan.        
   	"Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" premieres in Germany.    
      
   1997: "Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe" is released in the U.S.    
      
   2000: Episode 12 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Mentor", debuts on Japanese TV.    
   	Episode 10 of “Future Squadron Timeranger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: Episode 11 of "Power Rangers S.P.D.", "Shadow: Part 1", debuts on U.S.   
   TV.    
   	“Ultraman: The Next” premieres in Germany at the Nippon Connection Film   
   Festival.   
      
   2006: Episode 2 of “Bio Planet Woo” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2007: The third and final episode of "Operation: Mystery -- Second File", "The   
   Man-Eating Tree", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2010: Episode 3 of "Daimajin Kanon", “Small Warmth”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2011: "Trollhunter" premieres in the Netherlands at the Amsterdam Fantastic   
   Film Festival and the Imagine Film Festival.   
      
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