Mickey Curtis questions

[J.sharp]

Thank you very much. This makes sense.
This was very useful, thanks again,

Jasper



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--------- Original Message --------
From: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
To: 'KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu'
<KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: RE: Mickey Curtis questions
Date: 18/03/05 09:03

>
> Hi, all:
>
> According to _Popyuraa ongaku jinmei jiten_ 2nd. edition (Nichigai
> Associates, 2000), both of Mickey Curtis' paternal and maternal
grandfathers
> were British.  He was born in Tokyo in 1938, moved to Shanghai at age 4,
and
> then returned to Japan after the war.  He made his debut at the 1st
> Nichigeki Western Carnival in 1958, and quickly rose to prominence as a
> rockabilly singer and remained active in recording and performing well
into
> the 1970s (his hard rock group Samurai toured in the West), and still
> performs today (http://db-pro.net/mc/).
>
> Hope this helps --
>
> Michael Bourdaghs
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> [mailto:owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu]On Behalf Of J.sharp
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:27 AM
> To: Kinejapan
> Subject: Mickey Curtis questions
>
>
> Hi Kinejapanners,
>
> I'd like to pick some brains about the actor/musician Mickey Curtis.
>
> I know that started off as a famous rockabilly singer, as part of a group
> called Rokabiri Sannin Otoko (maybe mis-romanised), who gained prominance
in
> 1958.
>
> Looking at the various web resources, both Japanese and otherwise, I see
he
> was born in Tokyo as a certain Brian Kachisu, with his surname spelt in
> kanji characters but obviously approximating the English name Curtis. But
I
> don't see any mention anywhere of his parent's nationality. I am assuming
> his father must have been an American (though he was born in 1938, so
> obviously not a child of the occupation). Does anyone have any ideas?
>
> Hope you can help!
>
> Jasper
>
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