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Forrest J. Ackerman

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io9.com - 12/5/2008

R.I.P. Forrest J. Ackerman [Forrest Ackerman]

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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 ...

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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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Forrest J. Ackerman

Ray Bradbury

L. Ron Hubbard

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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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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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Ray Bradbury

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Short Science Fiction Audio, Pulp Covers, and More.
QuasarDragon — ... a free online copy of Vishu 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 ...

RIP Forrest J Ackerman
SFX — ... "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, a man credited with discovering Ray Bradbury and with coining the term "sci-fi" in 1954. He founded the pulp magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland, and owned a large private collection of movie and literary memorabilia. More details at Boing Boing and io9 .