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1884: CY CLEGG, who played a sailor and did stunts in "The Son of
Kong", is born in Pennsylvania. He died at 79 in Pennsylvania in
September, 1963.
1912: JOE GRAY, who was a stuntman on “Mighty Joe Young” and played a
longshoreman in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", is born in New York
City. He was a stand-in for Elvis Presley in “Loving You”.
1926: NEIL "BING" RUSSELL, who played a deputy in "Tarantula" and a
state trooper at the train and bus wrecks in "The Deadly Mantis", is
born in Brattleboro, Ver. He is best remembered as the sheriff in
"Bonanza" and Robert in "The Magnificent Seven", and was Kurt
Russell's father.
1940: DAVID DUNCAN, who wrote the U.S. version of “Rodan”, marries
Elaine Sullivan.
1947: DAISUKE BAN is born in Kawaguchi City, Japan. He played Jiro
a.k.a. "Kikaida", reprising the role in "Jumping Out: Android
Kikaida", and "Kikaida 01"; Watari Goro a.k.a. "Inazuman", reprising
the role in "Jumping Out, Inazuman" and "Inazuman Flash"; Daisuke
Izumo a.k.a. Fire Ninja on "Ninja Captor"; Makoto Jin a.k.a. Battle
Cossack II on "Battle Fever J"; Dr. Hoshi on “Super Animal Squadron
Liveman”, Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma in "Ringu", "Ringu 2", and "Ringu 0";
starred in the TV series "Special Investigation Frontline", and
"Electronic Superhuman Gridman", and appeared on "Secret Squadron
Goranger", "Vigilante Zubat", "Monster-Hunter Juspion", "High Speed
Squadron Turboranger", and “Sukeban Deka”.
SANSHI SHINSUI, who was in “Parasite Eve”, is born in Amakusa-gun,
Kumamoto, Japan.
1949: BOBU SAKUMA, composer on "Super Robot: Red Baron" and "Super
Robot Mach Baron", is born.
1951: EDDIE DUNN, who played the first bartender in "Mighty Joe
Young", dies in Hollywood.
FUYUKI MOTO, who played Mika’s science teacher in “Kitaro”, is born
in Tokyo.
1953: DON E. FAUNTLEROY, cinematographer on “Ultraman: The Ultimate
Hero”, is born in Los Angeles.
1954: DAVE SPECTOR, who played a gaijin in "The World Sinks Except
Japan", Gary in the U.S. version of "One Missed Call", and an
anchorman in “20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End”, is born in
Chicago.
1955: NICHOLAS GUEST, the voice of Chad Gordon on the "Freeze" episode
of "Godzilla: The Series", is born. He is the brother of Christopher
Guest and the brother-in-law of Jamie Lee Curtis.
1964: MINAMI TAKAYAMA, who was the voice of Chigusa Sakamoto on
"Kikaider: The Animation", is born in Tokyo.
1968: ALBERT DEKKER, who played the Secretary of State in the U.S.
release of "Gammera the Invincible", dies of asphyxia from
accidentally hanging himself in Hollywood, Calif.
Episode 31 of "Ultra Seven", "Blood Thirst", debuts on Japanese TV.
ATSURO WATABE, who played Oikawa in “Zebraman”, is born in Tokyo.
1972: Episode 6 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 12 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Junko Becomes a Mutant's
Bride?!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 43, the final episode of "Kikaida", "Jiro's End or Dark's
Destruction?!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 4 of "Storm Cloud Lion Maru" debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 6 of "Condorman -- Symbol of Justice" debuts on Japanese
TV.
1979: Episode 14 of "Battle Fever J", "Marriage of Beauty and Beast",
debuts on Japanese TV.
YUKIKO OKAMOTO, who played Dr. Yagi in "Returner", is born in
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
1984: Episode 14 of "Super Electron Bioman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: SHOKO NAKAGAWA, who played Fuguruma Yogi in "Kitaro and the
Millenium Curse", is born in Tokyo.
1994: Episode 56 of Season 1 of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers", "On
Fins and Needles", debuts on Fox.
1995: Episode 10 of "Superpower Squadron Ohranger", "The Visiting
Thief", debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: Episode 6 of “Power Rangers Turbo”, “Rally Ranger”, debuts on
Fox.
1998: "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" is released on DVD in the U.S.
2002: SHOGO SHIOTANI, who played ZAC Officer Akira Hojyo/Mars on
"Cybercop" and a fugitive alien on "Ultraman Tiga", commits suicide in
Tokyo.
Episode 12 of “Ninja Squadron Hurricanger” debuts on Japanese TV.
2004: “Avalon” premieres in Mexico in Mexico City.
Episode 5 of "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy", "The Slave of Heironymous",
debuts on TV Tokyo.
2005: MINAMI TAKAYAMA, see above, marries Gosho Aoyama.
2008: Episode 11 of "Power Rangers Jungle Fury", "Pushed to the Edge",
debuts on U.S. TV.
2011: MICHIKO HADA, who played Dr. Nakazono in "J-Horror Theater Vol.
1: Infection", marries Toshiaki Hirobe.
2012: Episode 11 of “Special Ops Squadro Go-Busters” debuts on
Japanese TV.
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Kong", is born in Pennsylvania. He died at 79 in Pennsylvania in
September, 1963.
1912: JOE GRAY, who was a stuntman on “Mighty Joe Young” and played a
longshoreman in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", is born in New York
City. He was a stand-in for Elvis Presley in “Loving You”.
1926: NEIL "BING" RUSSELL, who played a deputy in "Tarantula" and a
state trooper at the train and bus wrecks in "The Deadly Mantis", is
born in Brattleboro, Ver. He is best remembered as the sheriff in
"Bonanza" and Robert in "The Magnificent Seven", and was Kurt
Russell's father.
1940: DAVID DUNCAN, who wrote the U.S. version of “Rodan”, marries
Elaine Sullivan.
1947: DAISUKE BAN is born in Kawaguchi City, Japan. He played Jiro
a.k.a. "Kikaida", reprising the role in "Jumping Out: Android
Kikaida", and "Kikaida 01"; Watari Goro a.k.a. "Inazuman", reprising
the role in "Jumping Out, Inazuman" and "Inazuman Flash"; Daisuke
Izumo a.k.a. Fire Ninja on "Ninja Captor"; Makoto Jin a.k.a. Battle
Cossack II on "Battle Fever J"; Dr. Hoshi on “Super Animal Squadron
Liveman”, Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma in "Ringu", "Ringu 2", and "Ringu 0";
starred in the TV series "Special Investigation Frontline", and
"Electronic Superhuman Gridman", and appeared on "Secret Squadron
Goranger", "Vigilante Zubat", "Monster-Hunter Juspion", "High Speed
Squadron Turboranger", and “Sukeban Deka”.
SANSHI SHINSUI, who was in “Parasite Eve”, is born in Amakusa-gun,
Kumamoto, Japan.
1949: BOBU SAKUMA, composer on "Super Robot: Red Baron" and "Super
Robot Mach Baron", is born.
1951: EDDIE DUNN, who played the first bartender in "Mighty Joe
Young", dies in Hollywood.
FUYUKI MOTO, who played Mika’s science teacher in “Kitaro”, is born
in Tokyo.
1953: DON E. FAUNTLEROY, cinematographer on “Ultraman: The Ultimate
Hero”, is born in Los Angeles.
1954: DAVE SPECTOR, who played a gaijin in "The World Sinks Except
Japan", Gary in the U.S. version of "One Missed Call", and an
anchorman in “20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End”, is born in
Chicago.
1955: NICHOLAS GUEST, the voice of Chad Gordon on the "Freeze" episode
of "Godzilla: The Series", is born. He is the brother of Christopher
Guest and the brother-in-law of Jamie Lee Curtis.
1964: MINAMI TAKAYAMA, who was the voice of Chigusa Sakamoto on
"Kikaider: The Animation", is born in Tokyo.
1968: ALBERT DEKKER, who played the Secretary of State in the U.S.
release of "Gammera the Invincible", dies of asphyxia from
accidentally hanging himself in Hollywood, Calif.
Episode 31 of "Ultra Seven", "Blood Thirst", debuts on Japanese TV.
ATSURO WATABE, who played Oikawa in “Zebraman”, is born in Tokyo.
1972: Episode 6 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 12 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Junko Becomes a Mutant's
Bride?!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 43, the final episode of "Kikaida", "Jiro's End or Dark's
Destruction?!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 4 of "Storm Cloud Lion Maru" debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 6 of "Condorman -- Symbol of Justice" debuts on Japanese
TV.
1979: Episode 14 of "Battle Fever J", "Marriage of Beauty and Beast",
debuts on Japanese TV.
YUKIKO OKAMOTO, who played Dr. Yagi in "Returner", is born in
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
1984: Episode 14 of "Super Electron Bioman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: SHOKO NAKAGAWA, who played Fuguruma Yogi in "Kitaro and the
Millenium Curse", is born in Tokyo.
1994: Episode 56 of Season 1 of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers", "On
Fins and Needles", debuts on Fox.
1995: Episode 10 of "Superpower Squadron Ohranger", "The Visiting
Thief", debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: Episode 6 of “Power Rangers Turbo”, “Rally Ranger”, debuts on
Fox.
1998: "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" is released on DVD in the U.S.
2002: SHOGO SHIOTANI, who played ZAC Officer Akira Hojyo/Mars on
"Cybercop" and a fugitive alien on "Ultraman Tiga", commits suicide in
Tokyo.
Episode 12 of “Ninja Squadron Hurricanger” debuts on Japanese TV.
2004: “Avalon” premieres in Mexico in Mexico City.
Episode 5 of "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy", "The Slave of Heironymous",
debuts on TV Tokyo.
2005: MINAMI TAKAYAMA, see above, marries Gosho Aoyama.
2008: Episode 11 of "Power Rangers Jungle Fury", "Pushed to the Edge",
debuts on U.S. TV.
2011: MICHIKO HADA, who played Dr. Nakazono in "J-Horror Theater Vol.
1: Infection", marries Toshiaki Hirobe.
2012: Episode 11 of “Special Ops Squadro Go-Busters” debuts on
Japanese TV.
--
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Pest, Foodie, MSTie, G-fan, Wrestlemaniac, and geek-at-large
http://reaper_g.livejournal.com
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