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RIP: Forrest J. Ackerman

QuasarDragon found this 12/6/2008 on sfsignal.com

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 ...