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|    5/13: Today in G-History    |
|    13 May 14 06:28:42    |
      From: reaperg@aol.com              1893: GEORGE J. TEAGUE, who did the technical effects on "The Giant Claw", is       born in Pomona, Calif. He died March, 1985, in Iola, Kan.               1904: CHISHU RYU, who was in "The Last War", is born in Kunamoto, Japan. He       played the priest in the "Tora-san" series, "The Funeral", and the       103-year-old man in "Akira Kurosawa's Dreams".               1914: SAMMY MENACKER, who played a strongman in "Mighty Joe Young", is born.               1921: TORU YURI, who was in "Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure", is born       in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan.              1940: RICHARD GANT, who played Adm. Phelps in "Godzilla", is born in Augusta,       Maine.               1956: KIRK THORNTON is born in Portland, Ore. He was the U.S. dubbing voice of       Kamo on "Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis"; Mechanoid on "V.R. Troopers"; Professor       Longnose and Dramole on "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers"; Recyclotron on       Saban's "Masked Rider";        Nuklifier, Altor, and Silo on "Power Rangers Zeo"; Creeps on "Power Rangers       Turbo"; Powerdriller, Craterites, and Voltagehog on "Power Rangers in Space";       an alien, Samuron, and Brunt on "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy"; Spellbinder on       "Power Rangers        Lightspeed Rescue"; Hanpei Hattori on "Kikaider: The Animaton"; Angelcon on       "Power Rangers Time Force"; Motorcycle Org on "Power Rangers Wild Force"; and       Kojima on "Alive".               1957: KOJI SUZUKI, novelist whose books were adapted into "Ringu", "Rasen",       "Ringu 2", "Ringu: The Final Chapter", "The Ring Virus", "Ringu 0: Birthday",       "Dark Water", "The Ring", "The Ring Two", the U.S. version of "Dark Water",       "Sadako 3D", and "Sadako        2 3D", as well as the "Ringu" and "Rasen" TV series, is born in Hamamatsu,       Shizuoka, Japan. He also played Depato no Chichioya in "Rasen".              1962: FRANK JENKS, who played the truck driver in "The Amazing Colossal Man",       dies at 59 of cancer in Hollywood, Calif.        WAYNE ROSE, a director on "Power Rangers Ninja Storm", is born in       Canada.               1966: EIJI OKI, who played the morgue detective in "The Grudge", is born in       Nagasaki.               1971: MANDINE ROGNE, who did the sound effects on "The Black Scorpion", dies       in Van Nuys, Calif.               1972: Episode 59 of "Kamen Rider", "The Bottomless Swamp Demon Earthworm Man",       premieres on Japanese TV.        Episode 7 of "Vigilante Lion Maru" debuts on Japanese TV.               1973: BRIDGETT RILEY, who played a Putty Patroller on "Mighty Morphin Power       Rangers", is born in Oakville, MO. She is a former world kickboxing champion       and was Halle Berry's stunt double in "Catwoman".               1975: HARUHIKO KATO, who played Ryusuke Kawashima in "Pulse", is born in       Nagoya.               1978: KIMBERLY BECK, who appeared on "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero", marries       William Barron Hilton.               1979: DAVID ANSELMO, who played Donald in "The Host", is born in Sudbury, Ont.               1981: "Virus" is released in France.               1982: "Virus" is released in West Germany.               1985: KENNER V. KEMP, who played the cop with a rifle in "The Beast from       20,000 Fathoms" and a trooper in "Them!", dies in Los Angeles.               1987: MEI KUROKAWA, who played Misaki Tachibana on "Robotack" and was in       "Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost" and "Yakuza Weapon", is born in Tokyo.              1989: Episode 12 of "High Speed Squadron Turboranger" debuts on Japanese TV.              1991: JAE-EUNG LEE, who played Se-jin in "The Host", is born in South Korea.              1997: Episode 12 of "Power Rangers Turbo", "Alarmed and Dangerous", debuts on       Fox.               2000: Episode 14 of "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue", "Curse of the Cobra",       debuts on Fox.              2001: Episode 13 of "Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger" debuts on Japanese TV.               2003: Volume 3 of "Kikaida" is released on DVD in Hawaii.               2004: "Casshern" premieres in France at the Cannes Film Market.               2005: "The Ring Two" is released in Bulgaria.              2008: The U.S. version of "One Missed Call" is released on HD-DVD in the U.S.         "Dragon Wars" is released in China.               2010: "Shock Labyrinth 3D" is released in Austria and Germany.              2012: Episode 35 of "Kamen Rider Fourze" debuts on Japanese TV.              2014: "The Art of Japanese Monsters" by Sean Linkenback is published in the       U.S.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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