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google.com - 12/5/2008
The Associated Press: Sci-fi's grand old man, Forrest J Ackerman, dies
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Sci-fi's grand old man, Forrest J Ackerman, dies By JOHN ROGERS 4 hours ago LOS ANGELES (AP) A spokesman says sometime actor, literary agent, magazine editor and full-time bon vivant Forrest J Ackerman has died. The man who discovered author Ray Bradbury and was widely credited with coining the ...
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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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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IROSF Science Fiction News:  RIP Forrest J. Ackerman

WWdN: In Exile:  RIP Forrest Ackerman

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RIP Forrest J. Ackerman
IROSF Science Fiction News — The AP is reporting that Forrest J. Ackerman has died at 92 of heart failure. Read the AP story.

RIP Forrest Ackerman
WWdN: In Exile — Elizabeth Bear just sent this sad news over Twitter. LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spokesman says sometime actor, literary agent, magazine editor and full-time bon vivant Forrest J Ackerman has died. I never met him, I've never been to his reportedly awesome house, but all of us who enjoy or make a living from sci-fi (or both) owe him a moment of silence and remembrance. Rest in peace, sir. ...

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blog.fph.co.uk 12/7/2008 — At the age of 92, Forrest "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, ...
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RIP: Forrest J. Ackerman
sfsignal.com 12/6/2008 — 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 ...
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booksonmars.blogspot.com 11/22/2008 — Later today, Ray Bradbury will lead a birthday celebration in a California bookshop in honor of his longtime friend and ailing sci-fi über-fan Forrest J Ackerman, who turns 92 years old on November 24th. For my own tribute, I've pulled a passage from ...
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sfscope.com 11/3/2008 — We've just received word that Forrest J. Ackerman has suffered a serious heart attack, and, according to our correspondent, "is not expected to survive." We'll have more information when we know it...
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sfcrowsnest.com 11/15/2008 — Forrest J Ackerman's close friend and caregiver, Joe Moe, has written into SFcrowsnest.com to give us an update on the world's greatest living scifi fan.
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scifiwire.com 3/17/2009 — Forrest J. Ackerman—the sometime actor, literary agent, magazine editor and full-time bon vivant who discovered author Ray Bradbury and was widely credited with coining the term "sci-fi,"—left a video farewell for his fans, filmed just a ...