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   Reaper G to All   
   9/1: Today in G-History   
   01 Sep 14 07:34:15   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1903: GERTRUDE SUTTON, who played a servant girl in "Son of Kong", is born in   
   Butte, Mont.    
      
   1907: NATHAN JURAN, who directed "20 Million Miles to Earth" and "The Deadly   
   Mantis", is born near Gura Humora, Austria-Hungary. He also directed "Attack   
   of the 50-Foot Woman" and "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad", and won an Academy Award   
   for art direction for    
   "How Green Was My Valley".    
      
   1911: JUN USAMI, who played Dr. Yamaguchi in "The Vampire Doll", is born in   
   Iwate, Japan. He was also in "Late Spring" and "Onna no ryuko".   
      
   1920: RICHARD FARNSWORTH, who did stunts on "Mighty Joe Young", is born in Los   
   Angeles. The former stuntman moved to acting with "Comes a Horseman", "The   
   Grey Fox", "The Natural", "The Getaway", and "The Straight Story".    
      
   1929: TOMISABURO WAKAYAMA, who played Ulrov in "ESPY", is born in Tokyo. The   
   brother of Shintaro Katsu, he is best known for his role in the "Lone Wolf and   
   Cub" series.    
      
   1950: "Mighty Joe Young" is released in West Germany.    
      
   1958: "Tarantula" is released in Denmark.    
      
   1968: Episode 48 of "Ultra Seven", "The Greatest Invasion in History (Part   
   One)", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1971: DAVE WITTENBERG, who was the U.S. dubbing voice of Jiro/Kikaider on   
   "Kikaider: The Animation" and Gondo on "Alive", is born in Johannesburg, South   
   Africa.    
      
   1972: Episode 22 of "Ultraman Ace", "Avenging Demon Yapool", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.         
   	Episode 22 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.    
   	"Yongary, Monster from the Deep" is released in West Germany.   
      
   1973: Episode 29 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Doktor G's Final Challenge!", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
   	Episode 21 of "Storm Cloud Lion Maru" debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1974: BURN GORMAN, who played Gottlieb in "Pacific Rim", is born in Hollywood.   
      
   1975: Episode 21 of "Condorman -- Symbol of Justice" debuts on Japanese TV.    
   	KUNIHIRO KAWAMOTO, who was in "Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider War   
   featuring Super Sentai", is born in Yamaguchi, Japan. He also lent his voice   
   to "Naruto: Shippuden" and "Loups=Garous".   
      
   1978: STEVEN TYLER, who sang the theme to "Space Battleship Yamato", marries   
   Cyrinda Foxe.   
      
   1979: Episode 31 of "Battle Fever J", "Supersonic Siblings", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1981: CHISATO MORISHITA, who played Megumi on "Kamen Rider Ryuki" and was in   
   "Mail", is born in Aichi, Japan. She was also in "The Manual", "The Locker",   
   and "Bleach: Memories of Nobody".   
   	CHAD SCHUERMEYER, who played the boom operator in the U.S. version of "One   
   Missed Call", is born in Greenville, S.C.    
      
   1984: Episode 31 of "Super Electron Bioman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1995: Episode 27 of "Superpower Squadron Ohranger", "King's Gallant Entrance",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   2001: "Son of Godzilla" is released on DVD in Germany.          
      
   2002: SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR, who played Karen Davis in "The Grudge" and "The   
   Grudge 2", marries Freddie Prinze Jr.   
   	JOHN BLYTH BARRYMORE, who played Avery in "Solar Crisis", divorces Rebecca   
   Pogrow.    
   	Episode 28 of "Ninja Squadron Hurricanger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2004: Episode 22 of "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy", "Kanegoneh's Shining Road",   
   debuts on TV Tokyo.    
      
   2005: "Kwaidan" premieres in the Philippines at the Manila Eiga Sai film   
   festival.    
      
   2006: KYUZO KOBAYASHI, who co-wrote "Goke, Bodysnatcher from Hell" and "The   
   Living Skeleton", dies at 70 from a cerebral infarction in Yokohama.   
   	"Yog -- Monster from Space" is released on Region 2 DVD.   
      
   2010: The "20th Century Boys" trilogy is released in a boxed set on Region 4   
   DVD.   
   	KAZUO MAYUMIDA, who was on "Operation: Mystery", dies in Tokyo.   
      
   2012: "Himitsu no Akko-chan" ("Akko's Secret") a.k.a. "Akko-chan: The Movie"   
   is released in Japan.   
      
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