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   Reaper G to All   
   5/10: Today in G-History   
   10 May 14 06:24:24   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1888: MAX STEINER, composer on the original "King Kong" and "Son of Kong", and   
   composed stock music used in "The Giant Claw","20 Million Miles to Earth", and   
   the 2005 "Kong" remake, is born in Vienna. A protege of Gustav Mahler and   
   Johannes Brahms, he    
   also wrote the scores for "Rio Rita", "The Informer", "Tovarich", "Gone With   
   the Wind", "Now, Voyager", "Since You Went Away", "Life With Father", "The   
   Treasure of the Sierra Madre", "So This Is Paris", "The FBI Story", and "A   
   Summer Place".    
      
   1902: DAVID O. SELZNICK, who co-produced "King Kong", is born in Pittsburgh.   
   He also produced "Gone with the Wind" and other classics.    
      
   1931: ICHIRO NAGAI, the voice of Abbot Futen on "Kikaider 01: The Animation";   
   Master Sha-Fu on the "Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger" franchise, and Baseball   
   Mask in "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship", is born   
   in Osaka. He could    
   also be heard on "Urusei yatsura", "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind", and   
   "Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust".   
      
   1936: GARY OWENS, narrator on "Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad", is born in   
   Mitchell, S.D. He is perhaps best known as the announcer on "Rowan & Martin's   
   Laugh-In".   
      
   1953: KAORI SEKI, who was in Episode 14 of "Silver Mask", and played an alien   
   in Episode 7 of "Ultraman Ace" and Kazuko in Episode 7 of "Iron King", is   
   born.    
      
   1962: "Mothra" is released in the U.S.    
      
   1965: JOHN COUNTRYMAN, digital sound transferer on "Lorelei: The Witch of the   
   Pacific Ocean", is born in Rockford, Ill.   
   	KIYOYUKI YANADA, the voice of Yogoshimacritein on the "Engine Squadron   
   Go-onger" franchise, is born in Tokyo.    
      
   1967: Episode 6 of "Masked Ninja Red Shadow", "Frightening Big Evil Figure",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1971: MASAHIRO KOBAYASHI, who played Mitsuaki Takeda in "Godzilla, Mothra,   
   King Ghidorah -- Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", is born in Hokkaido. He also   
   appeared on TV in "Marching of the Saints", "Age of Blue", and "GTO".    
   	CLAIRE JANE VRANIAN, special makeup effects coordinator on the U.S. version   
   of "Pulse", is born in West Sussex, England.    
      
   1973: Episode 6 of "Robot Detective", "Terror of the Execution Machine!!"   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1975: Episode 6 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Red Puzzle! Chase the
Spy   
   Route in the Sea", debuts on Japanese TV.   
        	Episode 6 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Teacher Turned into Unusual   
   Machine Person", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1980: Episode 15 of "Electronic Squadron Denziman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1985: ODETTE (YUSTMAN) ANNABLE, who played Beth McIntyre in "Cloverfield", is   
   born in California. She was also in “Kindergarten Cop” and “Dear God”,   
   the TV series “Quintuplets”, “South Beach”, and “October Road”,   
   and the TV movie “   
   Remembrance”.   
      
   1986: Episode 11 of "Super Nova Flashman", "Blu-Beastwarrior's Mother", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
      
   1991: Episode 13 of “Birdman Squadron Jetman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1995: HAJIME SATO, who directed "Terror Beneath the Sea" and "Goke, Body   
   Snatcher from Hell", dies at 66.    
      
   1997: JOE CHREST, who played a doctor in "The Ring", marries his wife,   
   Christine.    
   	Episode 10 of “Power Rangers Turbo”, “Glyph Hanger”, debuts on Fox.    
      
   2000: CRAIG STEVENS, who played Col Joe Parkman in "The Deadly Mantis", dies   
   of cancer in Los Angeles.    
      
   2005: “Varan the Unbelievable” is released on DVD in the U.S.    
      
   2010: “Yatterman” premieres in France at the Paris L’Absurde Séance.   
      
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