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sfsignal.com - 12/6/2008
RIP: Forrest J. Ackerman
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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 but is perhaps best known for his never-ending ...

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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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QuasarDragon — ... and links to 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, ...

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