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|    11 Jun 14 06:50:15    |
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1890: JAMES BASEVI, production designer on "Mighty Joe Young", is born in   
   Plymouth, England.    
      
   1909: PAUL SCHREIBMAN, Toho's U.S. attorney who helped bring "Godzilla, King   
   of the Monsters" to the U.S. and co-produced the stateside release of   
   "Godzilla Raids Again", is born in Bayonne, N.J.    
      
   1914: GERALD MOHR, who played Colonel Thomas O'Bannion in "The Angry Red   
   Planet", is born in New York City. He was the voice of the Lone Ranger,   
   Phillip Marlowe, Johnny Dollar, and the Lone Wolf on the radio, and starred on   
   the TV series "Foreign    
   Intrigue".    
      
   1936: CHAD EVERETT, who was the voice of Chuck Gavin on "Ultraman: The   
   Adventure Begins", is born in South Bend, Ind. Best known for the TV series   
   "Medical Center", he was also in the films "Get Yourself a College Girl",   
   "Made in Paris", "Johnny Tiger", "   
   Return of the Gunfighter", "Psycho", "Mulholland Drive", and "View from the   
   Top", and on TV in "The Dakotas", "Centennial", "Hagen", and "Manhattan, AZ".    
      
   1942: VERNON L. WALKER, cinematographer on "King Kong" and "Son of Kong",   
   divorces his wife, Lottie.    
      
   1945: ADRIENNE BARBEAU, the voice of Lt. Beth O’Brien on “Ultraman: The   
   Adventure Begins”, is born in Sacramento, Calif. The sister-in-law of Little   
   Steven Van Zandt, she was on the TV series “Maude”, "General Hospital",   
   and “Batman: The    
   Animated Series” (as the voice of Catwoman), the TV movie “Somebody’s   
   Watching Me!”, and the films “Fiddler on the Roof”, “The Fog”,   
   “Escape from New York”, “The Cannonball Run”, "The Thing",   
   “Creepshow”, “Swamp Thing”,    
   and “Two Evil Eyes”.    
      
   1946: LUTHER RACKLEY, who played Bunta in “The Last Dinosaur”, is born in   
   Bainbridge, Geo. He was also in “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh”.   
      
   1962: TOSHIHIKO SEKI, the voice of Momotaros/Den-O Sword Form in the “Kamen   
   Rider Den-O” franchise, is born in Tochigi, Japan. He could also be heard on   
   “Ninja Scroll”, “Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust”, and “Naruto”.   
      
   1965: YASUKO SAWAGUCHI is born in Sakai, Japan. She played Naoko Okamura in   
   "Godzilla 1985", Princess Kaguya in "Princess from the Moon", Erica Shiragami   
   in "Godzilla vs. Biollante", and Oto Tachibana in "Orochi the Eight-Headed   
   Dragon".    
      
   1971: BRIAN MAGERKURTH, sound recordist on "The Ring" and "Lorelei: The Witch   
   of the Pacific Ocean", is born in East Moline, Ill.    
    KENJIRO TSUDA, who played Dr. Yamaguchi in “Long Dream”, is born in   
   Osaka.    
    Episode 11 of “Return of Ultraman”, “Poison Gas Monster Appears”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1972: Episode 11 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1973: Episode 11 of "Zone Fighter", "In a Hair’s Breadth -- The Roar of   
   Godzilla!", is shown on Japanese TV. Gigan makes an appearance in this   
   episode.    
    EI HAMURA, who played Shoji Tenjyosei a.k.a. Pegasus Ranger on "Five Star   
   Squadron Dairanger", is born.    
      
   1974: Episode 10 of "Inazuman Flash", "Udespar Siblings' Defiant Shape",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1977: MAMI HIGASHIYAMA, who played Miku Imamura a.k.a. Mega Pink on the   
   "Electromagnetic Squadron Megaranger" franchise, is born in Hyogo, Japan. She   
   also played Kei on “Rumbling Squadron Boukenger”.   
    Episode 10 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", "Eleven Collections!! Invitation to   
   Happiness", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1978: T.A. MOORE JR., sound re-recording mixer on "Power Rangers Turbo",   
   marries Diane Marie Moore.    
      
   1979: Episode 6 of "Megaloman", "Order: Operation Invasion", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1983: Episode 19 of "Science Squadron Dynaman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1985: AN, who played a girl on "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger" and was in   
   "School of Ghosts 3", is born in Itoman City, Okinawa. She was also in   
   “Imoto OL hitozuma: Sukebe marudashi” and “To Cry 100 Times”.   
      
   1988: YUI ARAGAKI, who played Ema on "Sh15uya", is born in Naha City, Okinawa.   
   She was also in “Sky of Love”, “Tokyo Serendipity”, and “Legal   
   High”.   
    Episode 16 of “Super Animal Squadron Liveman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1989: Episode 22 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "The Sky of Love and Hope", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
      
   1993: Episode 16 of "Five Star Squadron Dairanger", "Child Stones Lying   
   About", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1994: "Solar Crisis" is released in South Korea.    
      
   1995: NOBORU TSUBURAYA, son of Eiji Tsuburaya and producer at Tsuburaya   
   Productions, dies at 55. Born in 1939, he produced "Space Warriors 2000", "The   
   Last Dinosaur", "Star Wolf" (a.k.a. "Fugitive Alien"), "The Ultraman",   
   "Ultraman: Monster Big Battle", "   
   Attack of the Super Monsters" ("Dinosaur War Aizenborg"), "The Ultraman   
   Story", "Ultraman: Towards the Future", and "Gridman" ("Superhuman Samurai   
   Syber-Squad"), and wrote the original story for “Ultraman: The Adventure   
   Begins”.    
      
   1998: Tri-Star’s "Godzilla" is released in Australia.    
      
   2000: Episode 20 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Smiling Face", debuts on Japanese   
   TV.    
    Episode 18 of “Future Squadron Timeranger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: "Sengoku jieitai 1549" ("Samurai Commando Mission 1549") a.k.a. “Time   
   Slip 1549” is released in Japan.    
    Episode 18 of "Power Rangers S.P.D.", "Samurai", debuts on U.S.
TV.   
      
   2006: Episode 6 of “Bio Planet Woo” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2009: TERRI DOTY, who played Ryoko in "Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island",   
   marries Stephen Hoff.   
      
   2010: SHUNSUKE IKEDA, who played Ichiro a.k.a. "Kikaida 01", dies at 69 from   
   complications from diabetes.   
    “Kaettakita Samurai sentai Shinkenja: Tokubetsu Maku” (“Samurai   
   Squadron Shinkenger Returns: Special Act”) is released on video in Japan.   
    Episode 10 of “Daimajin Kanon”, “No Profit”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2011: "Gokaiga Goseiga Supa sentai 199 hiro daikessen" ("Gokaiger Goseiger:   
   Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle") is released in Japan.   
      
   "This bird gave me my key."    
   "I told you not to call me a bird!"   
      
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