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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/6/2008
Forrest J Ackerman dead at 92 | Hero Complex | Los Angeles Times
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Forrest J Ackerman, who influenced a generation of young horror movie fans with Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and spent a lifetime amassing what has been called the world's largest personal collection of science fiction and fantasy memorabilia, has died. He was 92. Ackerman, a writer, ...
R.I.P. Forrest J. Ackerman [Forrest Ackerman]
io9.com - 12/5/2008
R.I.P. Forrest J. Ackerman [Forrest Ackerman]
— io9.com — Forrest Ackerman, creator of Famous Monsters magazine and Ray Bradbury's former literary agent, has died at age... 91. The L.A. Times has a great article about touring his Ackermansion and seeing his amazing collection of memorabilia — the fate of which is unclear — and hearing how he first fell ... (more) R.I.P. Forrest J. Ackerman [Forrest Ackerman]

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Voices -- Forrest J. Ackerman, 1916 - 2008
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/5/2008
Voices -- Forrest J. Ackerman, 1916 - 2008
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times THE TRUE BELIEVER: "I felt that the primary authors of science... fiction were opening my eyes ... to a better and more fascinating world," says Forrest J Ackerman of the genre he has championed. Ackerman once was ... (more) Voices -- Forrest J. Ackerman, 1916 - 2008

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latimes.com - 12/6/2008
Forrest J Ackerman, writer-editor who coined 'sci-fi,' dies at 92 - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Forrest J Ackerman, who influenced a generation of young horror-movie fans with Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine... and spent a lifetime amassing what has been called the world's largest personal collection of science-fiction and fantasy memorabilia, ... (more) Forrest J Ackerman, writer-editor who coined 'sci-fi,' ...
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RIP: Forrest J. Ackerman
SF Signal — ... way for fans. As I wrote previosuly, my first encounter with Forry was through the pages of Perry Rhodan, which he helped bring over to the U.S. Of the several of those I read, I really enjoyed his introductions and afterwords -- his love for all things genre dripped off the pages and helped renew my own interest. And for that, I thank him. See also: Announcements from SciFi Wire, Los Angeles Times (also the article Hero Complex), Classic Horror Film Board, SF Crowsnest, Texas Pages ...

The Week In Geek...
HeroPress — ... (1) Forrest Finally Felled: The grand master of science-fiction, horror and fantasy, who coined the term 'sci-fi', Forrest J Ackerman, has died at the age of 92. ...

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google.com 2/5/2009 — 2 days ago LOS ANGELES (AP) He always vowed that he wouldn't die unless he could take it with him. But now that Forrest J Ackerman really is gone, the grand old man of science fiction's memorabilia collection is on the auction block. Thousands of ...
RIP Forrest J Ackerman
blog.fph.co.uk 12/7/2008 — At the age of 92, Forrest "Forry" Ackerman died in LA on 4 December from heart failure after a long illness. We interviewed Ackerman back in 2005 and he showed SFX some of his treasures. He was a genre fan, actor, literary agent, editor and collector, ...
Forrest J. Ackerman has a message for you from beyond the grave
scifiwire.com 3/17/2009 — Forrest J. Ackerman—the sometime actor, literary agent, magazine editor and full-time bon vivant who discovered author Ray Bradbury and was widely credited with coining the term "sci-fi,"—left a video farewell for his fans, filmed just a ...
Forrest J Ackerman’s huge science fiction and horror collection to be auctioned
forbiddenplanet.co.uk 2/5/2009 — Many of the prize pieces from the late Forrest J Ackerman's (who passed away in December) extraordinary collection of science fiction, fantasy and horror memorabilia, props, books and collectables will be auctioned off during April. Hollywood ...
Forest J Ackerman (1916-2008)
sfwa.org 12/6/2008 — Forest J Ackerman at 2006 World Science Fiction Convention *********************************************** Forest J Ackerman (1916-2008) *********************************************** The Associated Press reports that Forest J Ackerman passed away in ...
Forry Ackerman collection up for auction
blog.fph.co.uk 2/9/2009 — When Forrest J Ackerman, known as Forry, passed away recently he left behind a collection of movie memorabilia. And items from it will be available to bid for at Profiles in History 's 36th auction of Hollywood memorabilia, taking place the last week ...
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scifi.com 12/8/2008 — 25 Things We Miss About Uncle Forry We here at SCI FI Wire were greatly saddened to learn of the death of science fiction's first and number one fan, Forrest J. Ackerman , last week. Here are 25 things you might not have known about him. 1. He was ...
RIP: Forrest J. Ackerman
sfsignal.com 12/6/2008 — More sad news today... Science fiction's ultimate fan, Forrest J. Ackerman , died yesterday of heart failure, December 4, 2008, at the age of 92. (Forry fell ill last month .) Forry is credited with coining the abbreviation "sci-fi" in the 1950s ...
Forrest J Ackerman Dies
sfscope.com 12/6/2008 — Fan, collector, writer, agent, actor, and more: Forrest J Ackerman (1916-2008) coined the term "sci-fi" and amassed more than 300,000 artifacts of the sf/f/h fields...
Fanboy gift guide for 2008 | Hero Complex | Los Angeles Times
latimesblogs.latimes.com 12/16/2008 — In December of 1977, all I really wanted for Christmas was a lightsaber, just like the ones that the Jedi Knights used in "Star Wars ." I did find one waiting for me under the tinsel-covered tree that year but, sadly, instead a fearsome weapon, it was ...
25 Things We Miss About Uncle Forry — SCI FI Wire 12/8/2008
We here at SCI FI Wire were greatly saddened to learn of the death of science fiction's first and number one fan, Forrest J. Ackerman, last week. Here are 25 things you might not have known about him.