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Forrest J Ackerman Dies
sfscope.com - 12/6/2008
Forrest J Ackerman Dies
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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...

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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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google.com - 12/6/2008
The Associated Press: Sci-fi's grand old man, Forrest J Ackerman, dies
— google.com — Sci-fi's grand old man, Forrest J Ackerman, dies By JOHN ROGERS 10 hours ago LOS ANGELES (AP) Forrest J Ackerman, the sometime actor, literary agent, magazine editor and full-time bon vivant who discovered author Ray Bradbury and was widely credited ... (more) The Associated Press: Sci-fi's grand old man, ...

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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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QuasarDragon — ... Sharma's "Kaulik & the Princess" " Among the ancient precursors to science fiction" The review and link are HERE. In Memorium Forrest J. Ackerman, the king of science fiction fandom, has died at the age of 92. His enthusiasm will be missed. Just a few of the many announcements and remembrances are at SF Signal, io9, Scifi.com, SF Scope, The One Ring, Pulp Sunday, Grantbridge Street & other ...

Forrest J Ackerman Dies - SF Books
Planet-x.com.au — Forrest J Ackerman Dies - Fan, collector, writer, agent, actor, and more: Forrest J Ackerman (1916-2008) coined the term “sci-fi” and amassed more than 300000 artifacts of the sf/f/h fields… View original here: Forrest J Ackerman Dies - SF Books

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