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Shotaro Ishinomori was born on January 25, 1938 in Tome, Japan as Shotaro Onodera. As 1 of the most prolific comic artist in history, his works encompasses over 770 titles exceeding 128,000 pages. Being 1 of the early pioneers of Japanese manga, he was 1 of the few comic artists whose works has been syndicated overseas along w/ Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy), Jiro Kuwata (8th Man), Rumiko Takahashi (Inuyasha) & Fujiko Fujio (Obake no Q-taro). He made his debut as a comic artist in 1954 w/ Nikyu Tenshi. His name could be read either as Ishimori or Ishinomori. Although he intended it to be read as Ishinomori, most people read it as Ishimori, which stuck for the next 30 years. In 1956, he moved to Tokyo to live in a now legendary apartment called Tokiwa-so, which housed many of the future comic artists of Japan. He was mentored like so many young comic artists living in there by the late Osamu Tezuka. The 1st episode of Astro Boy was actually penned by Ishinomori because Tezuka was sick at the time. He was writing adventure sci-fi action like many of his colleagues for pre-teen boys in the late 50s & early 60s such as Niichan Sensha, Mutant Sabu & Cyborg 009. He also drew a cartoon version of Toho's movie Matango during this period. In 1966, he won the Kodansha manga award for both works. In 1971, his comic Kamen Rider was syndicated as a TV series, which saw enormous success. The word henshin (the battle cry Kamen Rider shouts before making his transformation) became part of the staple language of youth at the time. He followed up on his success w/ Kamen Rider II, Kamen Rider V3, Kamen Rider Black, Inazuman & Kikaida, who all transformed their appearances before battle. In 1975, he co-created the Go Rangers, the 1st Super Sentai series. A later Super Sentai, Zyuranger, became popular in the U.S. in the 90s as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In 1986, he officially changed his pen name to Shotaro Ishinomori to celebrate his 30th year as a comic artist. It was also the name he intended for himself to begin w/. During his later years, he was penning many comics for adults that depicted society from his view as a comic artist. He passed away at 60 in 1998 from heart failure. He'll be remembered as 1 of the founding fathers of manga.- Actor
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Todor Nikolovski was born on 16 January 1902 in Veles, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Obracun (1962), Mis Ston (1958) and Memento (1967). He died on 28 January 1998 in Skopje, Macedonia.- John Morton-Finney was born on 25 June 1889 in Uniontown, Kentucky, USA. He was married to Pauline Angeline Ray. He died on 28 January 1998 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
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Marion Keller was born on 6 August 1910 in Bonn, Germany. Marion was a writer and director, known for Musikalischer Besuch (1946), Chemie und Liebe (1948) and Skirt Power (1997). Marion was married to Kurt Maetzig. Marion died on 28 January 1998 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.- Additional Crew
Josephine Ferroli was born on 30 January 1906 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA. She is known for The Deserter (2003). She was married to Bruno Ferroli. She died on 28 January 1998 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.- Carla Renée Nicoletti was born as a baby girl in the summer of 1971 to a loving Christian family in the United States of America. She was known in Missouri for her striking beauty, her unique voice, and her artistic personality. Her family and friends were proud of her unyielding willpower and believed that she was destined to do great things in life.
Meeting her expectations, Nicoletti earned a 4.0 grade point average in college and soon became one of the most valuable students at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City during the 1990s. Throughout the decade, she had a small career of modeling, acting, and singing. In the 1993 television film, Dead Before Dawn, she served as an uncredited actress in the secretary role of Robert Edelman. Her successes were often told in newspapers throughout the Kansas City area.
In her mid-twenties, Nicoletti fell to her bloodline of mental illness. She suffered from several nervous breakdowns and became a patient in psychiatric hospitals (one being Truman Medical Center). Mental illness had long been a part of her family's history as her two aunts from her mother's side had lived most of their lives in an asylum (Glore Psychiatric Museum) in St. Joseph, Missouri, after being threatened by their likely schizophrenic father. Nicoletti's mind consequently became increasingly plagued with schizophrenic symptoms, and her life came to a sudden tragedy in the winter of 1998. She was survived by her separated parents, grandmother, brothers, nephews, aunts, and stepmother.