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5/19: Today in G-History
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1915: IRVING GERTZ, co-composer on "The Deadly Mantis", is born in
Providence, R.I.
1954: HOCHU OTSUKA, who was the voice of Signalman on "High-Speed
Squadron Carranger", "High-Speed Squadron Carranger vs. Ohranger", and
"Electromagnetic Squadron Megaranger vs. Carranger", and Deneb on
“Kamen Rider Den-O: The Movie”, “Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown”,... more »
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5/18: Today in G-History
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1917: LEE MILLER, who played a man in line at the airport in the U.S.
version of "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", is born in Coatbridge,
Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was Raymond Burr's stand-in on "Perry Mason"
and "Ironside".
1926: DIRCH PASSER, who played night watchman Dirch Mikkelsen (a.k.a.... more »
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5/17: Today in G-History
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1930: SVEND JOHANSEN, who played a naval officer in "Reptilicus", is
born.
1934: “The Son of Kong” is released in Mexico.
1941: GRACE ZABRISKIE, who played Emma in “The Grudge”, is born in New
Orleans. Her other work includes the films “Norma Rae”, “An Officer
and a Gentleman”, “The Big Easy”, “Wild at Heart”, “Fried Green... more »
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5/16: Today in G-History
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1882: MARY GORDON, who played an old woman in "Mighty Joe Young", is
born in Glasgow, Scotland. Best known for playing Sherlock Holmes’s
housekeeper, she was also in “Hangman’s House”.
1916: ADRIANA CASELOTTI, who owned the studio at which "Bambi Meets
Godzilla" was made, is born in Bridgeport, Conn. She is best known as... more »
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5/15: Today in G-History
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1893: LEE PHELPS, who played a cop in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms",
is born in Pennsylvania.
1902: BERT SHEFTER, orchestrator on “The Black Scorpion” who composed
music used in the stateside release of "Gigantis the Fire Monster", is
born in Russia.
1905: JOSEPH COTTEN, who played Captain Craig McKenzie (and later,... more »
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5/14: Today in G-History
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1906: JAMES FLAVIN, who played Second Mate Briggs in the original
"King Kong" and Schultz in "Mighty Joe Young", is born in Portland,
Maine. He was also in "The Airmail Mystery" and played President
Eisenhower in "Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy
Incident".
1915: JACK WATSON, who played Supt. Brown in "Konga", is born in... more »
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5/13: Today in G-History
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1893: GEORGE J. TEAGUE, who did the technical effects on "The Giant
Claw", is born in Pomona, Calif. He died March, 1985, in Iola, Kan.
1904: CHISHU RYU, who was in "The Last War", is born in Kunamoto,
Japan. He played the priest in the "Tora-san" series, "The Funeral",
and the 103-year-old man in "Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams".... more »
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5/12: Today in G-History
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1899: IRA WEBB, assistant director on the U.S. inserts of "Godzilla,
King of the Monsters", is born.
1907: KENNETH G. CRANE, who co-directed and edited “The Manster” and
directed the U.S. scenes for “Half-Human: The Story of the Abominable
Snowman”, is born in New York City.
1909: KNUD HALLEST, who was a naval officer in "Reptilicus", is born... more »
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5/11: Today in G-History
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1902: DICK CURTIS, who played a member of the ship's crew in the
original "King Kong", is born in Newport, Ken.
1959: NICK ADAMS, who played Dr. James Bowen in "Frankenstein Conquers
the World" and Astronaut Glenn in "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero", marries
Carol Nugent.
1973: Episode 32 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "The Android... more »
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5/10: Today in G-History
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1888: MAX STEINER, composer on the original "King Kong" and "Son of
Kong", and composed stock music used in "The Giant Claw","20 Million
Miles to Earth", and the 2005 "Kong" remake, is born in Vienna. A
protege of Gustav Mahler and Johannes Brahms, he also wrote the scores
for "Rio Rita", "The Informer", "Tovarich", "Gone With the Wind",... more »
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