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|    24 Apr 14 04:56:39    |
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1899: CHARLES SULLIVAN, who played a sailor in "King Kong", is born in   
   Louisiana.    
      
   1927: TATSUMI KUMASHIRO, director on “Horror Theater Unbalance”, is born   
   in Saga, Japan. He also directed “Ichijo’s Wet Lust”, “Love Letter”,   
   and “Like a Rolling Stone”.   
      
   1955: "Gojira no gyakushu" ("Godzilla’s Counterattack") a.k.a. "Gigantis the   
   Fire Monster" a.k.a. "Godzilla Raids Again" is released in Japan.    
    KYUSAKU SHIMADA, who played Yasunori Kato in "Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis",   
   Syuzo in "Sakuya: Slayer of Demons", Biyakurai in "The Princess Blade", Minila   
   in "Dragon Head", the police manager in "Cutie Honey", and Saijo in “Orochi   
   – Blood”, is    
   born in Kanagawa, Japan. He was also in “Made in Japan”, “Ultraman   
   Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet”, "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy”, "Kamen Rider the   
   Next", and “K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces”.    
      
   1956: ROBERT HORTON, who played Commander Jack Rankin in "The Green Slime",   
   divorces Barbara Ruick.   
      
   1959: “Zoku Supa Jyaiantsu: Dokuga okoku" ("Super Giant Continues: The   
   Poison Moth Kingdom") a.k.a. part three of "Evil Brain from Outer Space" is   
   released in Japan.
   
    GLENN MORSHOWER, who played Kyle Terrington in "Godzilla", is born in Dallas.   
   He appeared in the films "Drive-In" and "Air Force One" and the TV series "The   
   West Wing", "CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation" and "24".
   
    NORMAN ENGLAND, who played a Caucasian running from the UFO in "Godzilla   
   2000", a surprised man in the restaurant in "Pyrokinesis", Sgt. Woodyard in   
   "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.", a sonar operator in "Lorelei: The Witch of the   
   Pacific Ocean", and an FBI    
   agent in "Death Note", is born in San Mateo, Calif, and bar patrons in   
   "Ultraseven X" and "Tokyo Gore Police", is born in San Mateo, Calif. Also the   
   director and co-writer of “The iDol”, director of “Bringing Godzilla   
   Down to Size”, and    
   subtitlist on "Karate-Robo Zaborgar", “The Complex”, “New Neighbor”,   
   and “Zombie TV”, he is a veteran correspondent for magazines like "G-FAN",   
   "Japanese Giants", and "Fangoria".    
      
   1960: MASAMI KIKUCHI, the voice of Mamoru Murakami on the "Ambassador Magma"   
   anime, is born in Nagano. He could also be heard on “Tenchi Muyo” and   
   “Oh My Goddess!”   
      
   1966: Episode 17 of "Ultra Q", "The 1/8 Project", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1967: Episode 43 of The Space Giants", "Magno's Strangest Weapon", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1971: Episode 4 of "Kamen Rider", "Man Eating Sarasenian", debuts on Japanese   
   TV.    
    HIROKO TANAKA, who played Shiraishi in “Rebirth of Mothra” and was in   
   “Mikazuzki”, is born in Tokyo.    
    Episode 17 of "Spectreman", "Thunder-Gei: The Flying Whale", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1976: Episode 48 of "Secret Squadron Goranger", "Black Supply Depot!   
   Recreational Area Crisis", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1977: MEGUMI KOBAYASHI, who played Moll in "Rebirth of Mothra", "Rebirth of   
   Mothra II", and "Rebirth of Mothra III", and Toru's mother in "Gamera the   
   Brave", is born.    
      
   1981: AZUSA YAMAMOTO, who played Furabijo on the "Stealth Wind Squadron   
   Hurricanger" franchise, and a student in "Special Police Squadron Dekaranger:   
   The Movie -- Full Blast Action", is born. She is, respectively, the sister and   
   wife of her "Hurricanger"    
   co-stars, Yasuhiro Yamamoto and Nobuo Kyu.
   
    PAT CONWAY, who played Sgt. Pete Allen in "The Deadly Mantis", dies.
   
    SASHA BARRESE, who played a teenage girl in "The Ring" is born in Maui,   
   Hawaii She was also in the films "Homer and Eddie", "Jezebel's Kiss", and   
   "Hellraiser: Inferno", and    
   the TV series "Just Shoot Me!",
"Undressed", and "Run of the House".    
    "G.I. Samurai" Is released in West Germany.   
      
   1985: YUTA KANAI, who played Tamotsu Yoshizawa in “Death Note: L Change the   
   World”, is born in Tokyo.    
      
   1988: Episode 28 of "Kamen Rider Black", "The Firefly of Hell", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1989: MICKEY FINN, who played road foreman Sam Haskel in "Earth vs. the   
   Spider", dies at 50.    
      
   1992: Episode 8 of "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1996: BOB BROWN, stunt coordinator on the U.S. version of "Dark Water",   
   marries Marta Merrifield. He was born in 1959 and was a former champion high   
   diver.    
      
   2004: "Casshern" is released in Japan.    
    Episode 12 of “Power Rangers Dino Thunder”, “White Thunder: Part 2”,   
   debuts on U.S. TV.    
    Episode 28 of "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", "Act 28", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: Episode 11 of "Magic Squadron Magiranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2006: Episode 10 of "Power Rangers Mystic Force", "Petrified Xander", debuts   
   on U.S. TV.    
      
   2007: ROY JENSON, who played the bartender in "Solar Crisis", dies at 80 from   
   cancer in Los Angeles.    
      
   2010: Episode 4 of "Daimajin Kanon" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2011: Episode 10 of "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   "Kobayashi... we beat Godzilla for you."   
      
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