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|    6/14: Today in G-History    |
|    14 Jun 14 07:28:40    |
      From: reaperg@aol.com              1893: JOSEPH FORTE, who played Putnam the coroner in "Them!", is born.               1905: ARTHUR DAVIS, producer of the U.S. version of "The Final War", is born       in Yonkers, N.Y.               1909: BURL IVES, who played Dr. Paulis in "The Bermuda Depths", is born in       Hunt, Ill. Perhaps best remembered as the snowman narrator in "Rudolph the       Red-Nosed Reindeer", he was also in the films "Smoky", "Cat on a Hot Tin       Roof", and "The Big Country",        for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.               1910: TAKEO MURATA, who co-wrote "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", "Half       Human", "Godzilla Raids Again", and "Rodan", is born in Tokyo.               1918: FRANKLYN FARNUM, who played a ballet-goer in "The Beast from 20,000       Fathoms", marries Alma Rubens.               1942: HIROSHI MIYAUCHI, who played Shiro Kazami a.k.a. "Kamen Rider V3" in his       own series (for which he also sang the theme song) and in "Kamen Rider V3 vs.       Destron", "Kamen Rider X", "5 Kamen Riders vs. King Dark", "Kamen Rider       Stronger", “Kamen Rider:        All Back Again! 7 Riders”, "Sky Rider", "8 Kamen Riders vs. Galaxy King",       "Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie", "Kamen Rider 10's Birth! Riders Unite!", and       "OOO Den-o All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Rider", is born in Chiba, Japan. He also       played Akira        Shinmei the Blue Ranger on "Secret Task Force Goranger"; Ken Hayakawa a.k.a.       "Vigilante Zubat"; Shokichi Banba/Big One on "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad",       “Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai”, and "Gokaiger       Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero        Great Battle"; Morrei in "The War in Space"; Go Tachibana on Toei's       "Spider-Man", Masaki Tosuke in "Special Police: Winspector", "Special Rescue       Command Solbrain", and "Special Investigator Exceedraft"; Captain Miura in       "Superpower Squadron Ohranger", "       Superpower Squadron Ohranger vs. Kakuranger", and "Highspeed Squadron       Carranger vs. Ohranger"; and Tachibana Tobei in "Kamen Rider: The First".               1951: DAN YANAN, who played Mr. Gregory on "V.R. Troopers", Dunk in "Zarkorr!       The Invader", Mr. Chalmers on Saban's "Masked Rider", and a security guard on       "Power Rangers Turbo", is born in the U.S.              1966: KIPP HAMILTON, the singer in "War of the Gargantuas", divorces Dave       Geisel.              1967: Episode 11 of "Masked Ninja Red Shadow", "Kinenbu's Iron Vehicle",       debuts on Japanese TV.               1971: KEN MAEDA, who played Mariah in “20th Century Boys 2: The Last       Hope”, a congressman in “Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City”, and       Tamekichi on “Daimajin Kanon”, is born in Tokyo.              1973: Episode 11 of "Robot Detective", "The Secret of BAD's Hideout!!", debuts       on Japanese TV.         "Godzilla vs. Megalon" premieres in South Korea on TV.               1975: Episode 10 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Red Balloon! Wind Velocity       100 Meters", debuts on Japanese TV.        Episode 11 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Camera On!! Film Devil", debuts on       Japanese TV.               1980: Episode 20 of "Electronic Squadron Denziman" debuts on Japanese TV.              1981: JIMMY CROSS, who played the sergeant at the reception desk in "The       Amazing Colossal Man", dies at 74 of a stroke in Los Angeles.               1982: JOHN TOWEY, who appeared on "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero", marries       Henrietta Valor.               1983: AYUMI BEPPU, who played Hoka Ozu a.k.a. Magi Pink on the "Magic Squadron       Magiranger” franchise, is born. She was also in “369 no metoshiera”.        HIROFUMI ARAKI, who played Rio on the “Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger”       franchise and Britney in “20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope”, is born in       Hyogo, Japan. He was also in “The Prince of Tennis” and “Flower Demon”.              1986: Episode 16 of "Super Nova Flashman" debuts on Japanese TV.              1991: Episode 18 of “Birdman Squadron Jetman” debuts on Japanese TV.              1994: HENRY MANCINI, who composed stock music used in "Tarantula", "The Deadly       Mantis", and the U.S. release of "King Kong vs. Godzilla", dies of cancer in       Los Angeles at 70.               1997: RICHARD JAECKEL, who played Perry Lawton in "Latitude Zero" and       Commander Vince Elliott in "The Green Slime", dies of malignant melanoma in       Woodland Hills, Calif. at 70.               1998: JENNIFER BEALS, who played Trish in "The Grudge 2", marries Ken Dixon.               2002: TAKAYASU SUGIURA, star of "Ultraman Cosmos", is arrested on charges of       assault and extortion. The show is temporarilty pulled from TV as a result.               2003: AAGE WILTRUP, cinematographer on "Reptilicus", dies in Horsholm,       Denmark.         SHANNON COCHRAN, who played Anna Morgan in "The Ring", marries Michael       Canavan.               2004: NORIAKI YUASA, director of "Gamera", "Gamera vs. Gyaos", "Destroy All       Planets", "Gamera vs. Guiron", "Gamera vs. Monster X", "Gamera vs. Zigra", and       "Gamera Super Monster", dies in Japan at 71 from a stroke.               2006: "Casshern" is released on DVD in Finland and Sweden.              2009: YASUHARU HASEBE, director on "Spectreman", dies at 77 in Kawasaki,       Kanagawa, Japan.              2010: SCOOT MCNAIRY and WHITNEY ABLE, who played Andrew Kaulder and Samantha       Wynden in "Monsters", are married.              2012: "Sadako 3D" is released in Hong Kong and South Korea.              2013: “Zekkyo gakkyu” (“Scary Lessons”) is released in Japan.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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