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Forrest J Ackerman, writer-editor who coined 'sci-fi,' dies at 92 - Los Angeles Times

SF Signal found this 12/6/2008 on 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, has died. He was 92. Ackerman, a writer, ...