5/10-11: Yesterday & Today in G-History

5/10
1888: MAX STEINER, composer for 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",
"Now, Voyager", "Since You Went Away", "Life With Father", "The
Treasure of the Sierra Madre", "So This Is Paris", "The FBI Story",
and "A Summer Place".
1902: DAVID O. SELZNICK, who co-produced "King Kong", is born in
Pittsburgh. He also produced "Gone With the Wind" and other classics.
1931: ICHIRO NAGAI, the voice of Abbot Futen on "Kikaider 01: The
Animation" and Master Sha-Fu on "Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger",
"Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive
Battle", "Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger vs. Bokenger", and "Engine
Squadron Go-onger vs. Gekiranger", is born in Osaka.
1953: KAORI SEKI, who was in Episode 14 of "Silver Mask", and played
an alien in Episode 7 of "Ultraman Ace" and Kazuko in Episode 7 of
"Iron King", is born.
1962: "Mothra" is released in the U.S.
1965: JOHN COUNTRYMAN, digital sound transferer on "Lorelei: The Witch
of the Pacific Ocean", is born in Rockford, Ill.
KIYOYUKI YANADA, the voice of Yogostein on "Engine Squadron Go-
onger", "Engine Squadron Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijoBang!",
and "Engine Squadron Go-onger vs. Gekiranger", is born in Tokyo.
1967: Episode 6 of "Masked Ninja Red Shadow", "Frightening Big Evil
Figure", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: MASAHIRO KOBAYASHI, who played Mitsuaki Takeda in "Godzilla,
Mothra, King Ghidorah -- Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", is born in
Hokkaido. He also appeared on TV in "Marching of the Saints", "Age of
Blue", and "GTO".
CLAIRE JANE VRANIAN, special makeup effects coordinator on the
U.S. version of "Pulse", is born in West Sussex, England.
1973: Episode 6 of "Robot Detective", "Terror of the Execution
Machine!!" debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 6 of "Secret Squadron Goranger", "Red Puzzle! Chase the
Spy Route in the Sea", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 6 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Teacher Turned into Unusual
Machine Person", debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: ODETTE YUSTMAN, who played Beth McIntyre in "Cloverfield", is
born in California.
1986: Episode 11 of "Super Nova Flashman", "Blu-Beastwarrior's
Mother", debuts on Japanese TV.
1995: HAJIME SATO, who directed "Terror Beneath the Sea" and "Goke,
Bodysnatcher from Hell", dies.
1997: JOE CHREST, who played a doctor in "The Ring", marries his wife,
Christine.
2000: CRAIG STEVENS, who played Col Joe Parkman in "The Deadly
Mantis", dies of cancer in Los Angeles.
2005: “Varan the Unbelievable” is released on DVD in the U.S.
2008: "Shinkaiju Reigo" a.k.a. "Reigo: The Deep-Sea Monster vs. the
Battleship Yamato" is released in Japan.

5/11
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
Bagora", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 13 of "Kamen Rider X", "Government of Darkness Radmus’s
Major Prophecy", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 6 of "Electroid Zaborger", "A Steel Frame Building
Disappeared!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 45 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Duel in a Ghost Town",
debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 32 of "Akumaizer 3", "Why!? The Demon Fugitive", debuts
on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 15 of "Vigilante Zubat", "Tearful Lullaby of a Mother's
Child", debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: JAMES DIME, who played a member of the ship's crew in the
original "King Kong", dies in Woodland Hills, Calif.
1987: Episode 8 of "Super Manchine: Metalder", "A Farewell to
Barlock", debuts on Japanese TV.
2001: Filming begins on "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant
Monsters All-Out Attack".
2005: "Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean" premieres in France at
the Cannes Film Festival.
2006: "Shinobi" is released in Hong Kong and Thailand.
BYRON MORROW, who played a general in the U.S. version of "The
Mysterians" and a newscaster in the U.S. version of "King Kong vs.
Godzilla", dies of natural causes in Woodland Hills, Calif.
2007: "One Missed Call: Final" is released in Turkey.