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   Reaper G to All   
   8/24: Today in G-History   
   24 Aug 14 07:34:38   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1893: TOM LONDON, who played Jeff the first tramp in "Tarantula", is born in   
   Louisville, Ken. He appeared in hundreds of Westerns, starting with "The Great   
   Train Robbery", as well as "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Platinum   
   Blonde".    
      
   1907: GIL PERKINS, who played a sailor and was the stunt double for Bruce   
   Cabot in "King Kong" and did stunts in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", is   
   born in Australia.    
      
   1956: KEVIN DUNN, who played Col. Tony Hicks in "Godzilla" and "Godzilla: The   
   Series", is born in Chicago. The brother of Nora Dunn, he was also in   
   "Mississippi Burning", "Blue Steel", "Ghostbusters II", "Bonfire of the   
   Vanities", "Hot Shots!", "Chain    
   Reaction", "Nixon", "1492: Conquest of Paradise", "Lions for Lambs",   
   "Unstoppable", "Vicky Christina Barcelona", and the "Transformers" trilogy,   
   and appeared on TV in "Bette".   
      
   1959: KEITA AMEMIYA, director of "Zeiram" and "Zeiram 2", is born in   
   Manchuria. He was also a director and/or writer on "Science Squadron   
   Dynaman","Aura Squadron Maskman", "Cyber Ninja", "Super Animal Squadron   
   Liveman", "Mobile Sheriff Jiban", "Birdman    
   Squadron Jetman", "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger", "Iria: Zeiram the Animation",   
   "Kamen Rider ZO", "Kamen Rider SD", "Kamen Rider J", "Hakaider", "Moon Over   
   Tao", "Mikazuki", "Garo the Movie: Red Requiem", "Garo: The Makai Chronicles",   
   and "Garo and the    
   Wailing Dragon"; effects animator on "Gunhed"; supervisor on "Shin Kamen   
   Rider"; and costume designer on "Kamen Rider Black RX" and "Kamen Rider: All   
   Around the World".    
      
   1960: TAKASHI MIIKE, who directed "One Missed Call", "Zebraman", "Izo", "The   
   Great Yokai War", "Yatterman", "Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City", and   
   episodes of "Ultraman Max", and played the dissheveled man on a cart in   
   "Isola", is born in Yao, Japan. He    
   is also the director of "Shinjuku Triad Society", "Visitor Q", "Audition",   
   "Ichi the Killer", and the "Dead or Alive" trilogy", and was in "Hostel" and   
   "The Neighbor No. 13".    
      
   1961: JOHN FASANO, director on "Kamen Rider Dragon Knight", is born. He also   
   directed "Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare", "Black Roses", and "The Jitters".   
      
   1973: Episode 47 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "The Black Star Is an   
   Accursed Mark", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1974: Episode 28 of "Kamen Rider X", "Let's Look! X Rider's Great   
   Transformation", debuts on Japanese TV.         
   	Episode 21 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Punishment Robot Massive Military Op",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1976: Episode 7 of "Super-God Bibyuun", "A Chair That Walks? The Mysterious   
   Evaporation Scheme", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1977: Episode 28 of "Vigilante Lion Zubat", "And So Everyone Is Gone", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
      
   1978: GEORGE KENNEDY, who played Admiral Conway in "Virus", marries Joan   
   McCarthy.    
      
   1985: Episode 30 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1987: Episode 21 of "Super Manchine: Metalder", "Mystery of the Firefly",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   2000: ANDY HUG, who played himself in "Ultraman Zearth 2", dies from leukemia   
   at 35 in Tokyo.    
      
   2003: Episode 26 of "Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2004: "Godzilla the Series -- The Monster Wars Trilogy" is released on DVD in   
   the U.S.   
      
   2006: "Japan Sinks" is released in Hong Kong.   
      
   2008: Episode 27 of "Engine Squadron Go-onger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2010: "Monsters" premieres in Finland at the Espoo Film Festival.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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