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   Reaper G to All   
   4/21: Today in G-History   
   21 Apr 14 07:21:33   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1901: SAMMEE TONG, who dubbed the voice of Dr. Yamane in the U.S. version of   
   "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", is born in San Francisco.    
      
   1904: SVEN GYLDMARK, composer for "Reptilicus", is born in Sollerod, Denmark.    
      
   1924: KOJI UNO, who played reporters in "Rodan", "Mothra", "Gorath", "Godzilla   
   vs. the Thing", "Dogora", "War of the Gargantuas", and "Destroy All Monsters",   
   is born in Fukuoka. He also played a truck driver in "Secret of the Telegian",   
   a police officer    
   in "Atragon", the hotel clerk in "Ghidrah -- the Three-Headed Monster", and   
   Namikawa's associate in "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero", and was in "Seven   
   Samurai" and "The Last War".    
      
   1935: CHARLES GRODIN, who played Fred Wilson in the 1976 remake of "King   
   Kong", is born in Pittsburgh. His other films include "Catch-22".   
      
   1949: JACK PALANCE, who played Travis in "Solar Crisis", marries Virginia   
   Baker.        
   	TATSUMI YANO, composer on "Super-Electron Bioman", "Blitzkrieg Squadron   
   Changeman", "Super Nova Flashman", and "Super Animal Squadron Liveman", is   
   born in Akita, Japan.    
      
   1958: PEPE HOZUMI, who played Daisuke Hori on "Super Robot: Red Baron" and   
   Hyosuke Yuri on "Megaloman", is born. He was also in "Yokai Monsters: Along   
   with Ghosts" and Episode 9 of "Ultraman Gaia".    
      
   1967: SHINPEI TAKAGI, who played the temple priest in "The Manster", dies at   
   64.    
      
   1968: Episode 29 of "Ultra Seven", "The Forsaken Earthman", debuts on Japanese   
   TV.    
      
   1972: Episode 3 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.         
   	"Gamera vs. Monster X" is released in West Germany.    
      
   1973: MERIAN C. COOPER, who co-directed and co-wrote "King Kong", co-produced   
   "Son of Kong", and co-produced and co-wrote "Mighty Joe Young", and played the   
   pilot of the plane that killed Kong, dies at 79 of cancer in San Diego.   
   	Episode 10 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Secret of the Double Typhoon", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
   	Episode 41 of "Kikaida", "Jiro Blows Apart!", debuts on Japanese TV.    
   	Episode 2 of "Storm Cloud Lion Maru" debuts on Japanese TV.    
   	KATSUYUKI KONISHI, the voice of Gosei Knight on the "Heavenly Armament   
   Squadron Goseiger" franchise, is born in Wakayama, Japan.   
      
   1975: Episode 4 of "Condorman -- Symbol of Justice", "Shining! Golden Condor",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1979: Episode 12 of "Battle Fever J", "The Plans of a Cursed Rose", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.       
   	SAMMY HARTE, who provided additional voices in the U.S. dub of "The Princess   
   Blade", is born in Virginia.    
      
   1981: NAO OIKAWA, who played Kegalesia/Nao Shimizu on "Engine Squadron   
   Go-onger" franchise, and the Bee Woman in "Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Double &   
   Decade: Movie War 2010", is born in Hiroshima.   
      
   1982: JOE SAWYER, who played Captain O'Connell in "Them!", dies from liver   
   cancer in Ashland, Ore.    
      
   1984: Episode 12 of "Super Electron Bioman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1985: GEORGE KHOURY, who played Verrico the fisherman in "20 Million Miles to   
   Earth", dies at 70 in Los Angeles.    
      
   1995: Episode 8 of "Superpower Squadron Ohranger", "Crash!! A Super Giant   
   Battle", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   2001: "King Kong vs. Godzilla" is released on DVD in Japan.    
   	"Shikoku" is released in South Korea.    
      
   2002: Episode 10 of "Ninja Squadron Hurricanger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2003: Volumes 4 and 5 of "Space Sheriff Shaider" are released on DVD in Japan.    
      
   2004: Episode 3 of "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy", "Who Are You", debuts on TV Tokyo.    
      
   2005: "Shikoku" and "J-Horror Theater Vol. 1: Infection" are released in   
   Singapore.    
   	"Golden Bat" is released on DVD in Japan.    
      
   2006: "The Day Toto Became Gamera" is released in Japan on DVD.        
   	"Casshern" is released in Italy.    
      
   2007: "Death Note" premieres in the U.S. at the Newport Beach Film Festival.    
      
   2008: Episode 9 of "Power Rangers Jungle Fury", "Good Karma, "Bad Karma",   
   debuts on U.S. TV.    
      
   2009: "Ghost Train" is released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2011: YOSHIKO TANAKA, who played Asuka Okouchi in "Godzilla vs. Biollante" and   
   "Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle for Earth" and Akiko Miyaji in "Ringu 0",   
   dies at 55 in Tokyo.   
   	"Gantz" is released in Hong Kong.   
   	"Kamen raida W Returns: Kamen raida Akuseru" ("Kamen Rider Double Returns:   
   Kamen Rider Accel") and "Kamen Raida x Supa Sentai: Supa Hiro Taisen" ("Kamen   
   Rider vs. Super Sentai: Super Hero War") are released in Japan.   
      
   2012: "Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island" premieres in France at Panic!   
   Cinema.   
      
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