5/1: Today in G-History

[Reaper G]

1901: HEINZ ROEMHELD, who co-composed stock music used in "King Kong
vs. Godzilla", is born in Milwaukee.

1916: GLENN FORD, who played President Richardson in "Virus", is born
in Sainte-Christine, Quebec. His films include "Heaven with a Barbed
Wire Fence", "The Lady in Question", "A Stolen Life", "Gilda", "The
Loves of Carmen", "Affair in Trinidad", "The Big Heat", "The
Blackboard Jungle", "The Teahouse of the August Moon", "3:10 to Yuma",
"The Gazebo", and "The Money Trap".

1917: JOHN BERADINO, who played LAPD patrolman Ryan in "Them!", is
born in Los Angeles. He played baseball with the Cleveland Indians
when they won the World Series in 1948.

1923: TOSHIO TAKAHARA, who played Commander Kenpachi Edogawa on
“Secret Task Force Goranger” and “Goranger: Fire Mountain’s Final
Explosion”, is born in Tokyo.

1953: NAOYA UCHIDA, who played Tatsuya Midorikawa a.k.a. Denzi-Green
on "Electronic Squadron Denziman" and was the voice of Inspector
Soichiro Yagami on the "Death Note" anime, is born in Japan.

1960: YOSHIYA OBARA, who did the sound on “Ringu” and “Zebraman”, is
born in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

1966: Episode 10 of "Ultra Q", "The Rainbow's Egg", debuts on Japanese
TV.
LEE TUNG FOO, who played a waiter in "Mighty Joe Young", dies in Los
Angeles.

1967: Episode 44 of "The Space Giants", "The Four Million-Volt Shock",
debuts on Japanese TV.

1971: Episode 5 of "Kamen Rider", "Demon Mantis-Man", debuts on
Japanese TV.
MIKE LAMBERT, stuntman on "The Princess Blade", is born.
Episode 19 of "Spectreman", "Infiltrate Monster Island!", debuts on
Japanese TV.

1975: MANAMI HONJO, who was in "Onmyoji" and “Demeking, the Sea
Monster”, and played Manami Shibuya in "Until the Break of Dawn", is
born in Yamagata, Japan.

1976: Episode 49 of "Secret Squadron Goranger", "Green's Great Escape!
Trick Play of the Swastika", debuts on Japanese TV.

1980: YOSUKE ICHIKAWA, who played Hikaru a.k.a. Magi Shine on "Magic
Squadron Magiranger", "Magic Squadron Magiranger the Movie: Bride of
Infershia", "Magic Squadron Magiranger vs. Dekaranger", and "Rumbling
Squadron Bokenger vs. Super Sentai", is born.
ANA CLAUDIA TALANCON, who played Taylor Anthony in the U.S.version of
"One Missed Call", is born in Cancun, Mexico.

1981: MARTIN SKILES, who composed music used in "The Giant Claw" and
"20 Million Miles to Earth", dies.

1983: CHARLES SHERLOCK, who played a policeman in "Mighty Joe Young",
dies in North Hollywood, Calif.

1988: Episode 29 of "Kamen Rider Black", "The Target Is the Mask of
Death", debuts on Japanese TV.

1992: Episode 10 of "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger" debuts on Japanese
TV.

1995: Episode 5 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Fatal Blade of
Man's Pride", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 48 of Season 2 of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers", "Storybook
Rangers: Part 1", debuts on Fox.

1997: ARIEL GADE, who played Ceci in the U.S. remake of "Dark Water",
is born in San Jose, Calif.
Episode 4 of “Power Rangers Turbo”, “Shadow Rangers”, debuts
 on
Fox.

1999: Episode 120 of "Godzilla: The Series", "Web Site", debuts on
Fox.
Episode 12 of “Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”, “Orion Rising: Part 1”,
debuts on Fox.

2002: “Avalon” is released in Belgium.
EARL HAMMOND, voice actor on the U.S. dubs of "The Space Giants" and
"Ultraman", dies from heart failure in New York City.

2004: Episode 29 of “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon”, “Act 29”, debuts on
Japanese TV.
Episode 13 of “Power Rangers Dino Thunder”, “White Thunder: Part 3”,
debuts on U.S. TV.

2005: Episode 12 of "Magic Squadron Magiranger" debuts on Japanese TV.

2008: "Big Man Japan" premieres in the U.K. at Sci-Fi London.

2010: "Zeburaman 2: Zebura Shito no gyakushu" ("Zebraman 2: Attack on
Zebra City") is released in Japan.

2011: Episode 11 of "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger" debuts on Japanese TV.
"Underwater Love" premieres in Italy at the Udine Far East Festival.