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   Reaper G to All   
   6/1: Today in G-History   
   01 Jun 14 05:45:45   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1915: JOHN RANDOLPH, who played Captain Ross in the 1976 remake of "King   
   Kong", is born in New York City. His other films include "The Naked City",   
   "Seconds", "Serpico", "Frances", "Prizzi's Honor", "National Lampoon's   
   Christmas Vacation", and "You've    
   Got Mail", and the TV movie "The Missiles of October".    
      
   1921: JOHN CLOSE, who played a helicopter pilot in "Them!" and an engineer in   
   "The Deadly Mantis", is born in Hollywood, Calif.    
      
   1922: CHERNEY BERG, story editor on "The King Kong Show", is born in New York.   
      
   1939: CHAKO VAN LEEUWEN, who played Naomi Akiyama in "The Golden Bat", is born   
   in Ibaraki, Japan. She was also in "Passport to Darkness" and "Love Letter",   
   and co-produced "Piranha 3D".   
      
   1940: RENE AUBERJONOIS, who played Roy Bagley in the 1976 remake of "King   
   Kong", is born in New York City. He was in the films "MASH", "Star Trek VI:   
   The Undiscoverd Country", "Batman Forever", and "The Patriot", and the TV   
   series "Benson", "Star Trek:    
   Deep Space Nine", "Frasier", "The Practice", "Stargate SG-1", and "Boston   
   Legal", and the TV movie "Sally Hemings: An American Scandal".   
   	HOMARE SUGURO, who played Kyosuke Misawa on "Operation: Mystery", is born in   
   Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan. He was also on "Horror Theater Unbalance".   
      
   1946: BRIAN COX, who played Richard Morgan in "The Ring", is born in Dundee,   
   Scotland. He was also in "Manhunter" (as Hannibal Lecter), "Sharpe's Eagle",   
   "Sharpe's Rifles", "Braveheart", "Rob Roy", "The Long Kiss Goodnight", "The   
   Boxer", "The Corruptor",    
   "Super Troopers", "The Bourne Identity", "25th Hour", "Adaptation", "X2", "The   
   Bourne Supremacy", "Troy", "The Water Horse", "Red", and "Coriolanus", and   
   appeared on "The Prisoner".    
      
   1951: GARRY OWEN, who played the second bartender in "Mighty Joe Young", dies   
   from a heart attack in Hollywood.    
      
   1956: "It Came from Beneath the Sea" premieres in France in Paris.   
      
   1959: BENT MEJDING, who played Svend Viltorft in "Reptilicus", marries Susanne   
   Thiel.    
   	DAI MATSUMOTO, the voice of Osogain on "Pirate Squadron Goranger", and Zan   
   Vardo on "Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1962: HERBERT E. MENDELSON, assistant director and program manager on "War of   
   the Colossal Beast", dies.    
      
   1963: FRANK IWANAGA, who played the security officer in the U.S. version of   
   "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", dies at 40 in Los Angeles.   
      
   1968: YUI NATSUKAWA, who played Hinako Miyojin in "Shikoku" and Fujiwara no   
   Sukehime in "Onmyoji", is born in Kumamoto, Japan.    
      
   1970: PAUL SCHRIER, who played Farkus "Bulk" Bulkmeyer on "Mighty Morphin   
   Power Rangers", "Power Rangers Zeo", "Power Rangers Turbo", "Power Rangers in   
   Space", "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy", "Power Rangers Wild Force", and "Power   
   Rangers Samurai", is born    
   in Las Vegas. He was also an assistant director on MMPR and director on   
   "Turbo" and "Lost Galaxy", and was the voice of Infinitor on "Power Rangers   
   Lightspeed Rescue" and Severax on "Power Rangers Time Force".    
      
   1973: Episode 35 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "The Invisible Black Hand",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1974: Episode 16 of "Kamen Rider X", "Counterattack -- Apollo Geist! Rider X   
   in Danger!!", debuts on Japanese TV.    
        Episode 9 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Mystery Man Doruman 9", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1975: Episode 48 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Detonate the Poison-Gas Mission!!",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1976: KOHEI MURAKAMI, who played Masato Kusaka a.k.a. Kamen Rider 913 Kaixa on   
   "Kamen Rider 555", "Kamen Rider Decade", and "Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider:   
   Kamen Rider War Featuring Super Sentai", is born in Kanagawa, Japan. He was   
   also in "@babymail" and    
   "Life".   
   	Episode 34 of "Akumaizer 3", "Why!? 2+3 Is the Magic Number", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1977: Episode 18 of "Vigilante Zubat", "Dangerous! The Big King's Love",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1980: MASAYA KIKAWADA is born in Tokyo. He played Motoki Furuhata on "Pretty   
   Guardian Sailor Moon", "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Special Act", and "Pretty   
   Guardian Sailor Moon: Act Zero"; and Takeshi Hongo a.k.a. Masked Rider #1 in   
   "Masked Rider: The    
   First" and "Kamen Rider: The Next", and was also in "Whiteout" and "Battle   
   Royale II".    
      
   1985: Episode 18 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1986: BILLY LLOYD, who played Darby in "The Ring", is born in Alexandria, Vir.    
      
   1987: Episode 11 of "Super Manchine Metalder", "The Hunt for the Ex-Alpha",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1996: MICHAEL FOX, who played the ER doctor in "The Beast from 20,000   
   Fathoms", dies at 75 of complications from pneumonia in Woodland Hills, Cal.    
      
   1999: MAO SASAKI, who played Sune-kosuri in "The Great Yokai War" and Chisato   
   Omori in "Reincarnation", is born in Chiba, Japan.    
      
   2001: "Ringu 0" is released in South Korea.    
      
   2003: Episode 16 of "Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2004: "Power Rangers Dino Thunder Vol 1: Day of the Dinosaur" is released on   
   DVD in the U.S.    
      
   2008: Episode 16 of "Engine Squadron Go-onger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2010: "20th Century Boys 3: Redemption" is released on Region 1 DVD.   
      
   2012: Episode 9 of "Unofficial Squadron Akibaranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2013: "Riaru: Kanzen naru kubinagaryu no hi" a.k.a. "Real" is released in   
   Japan.   
      
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