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  1. Forrest James Ackerman [1] (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer and literary agent; a founder of science fiction fandom; a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films; [2] a prominent advocate of the Esperanto language; and one of the world's most avid ...

  2. Apr 28, 2009 · When science fiction guru Forrest J Ackerman died last December, he was remembered for many firsts. Born November 24, 1916, Ackerman (known as Forry by fans and friends) purchased his first science fiction magazine in 1926.

  3. Dec 6, 2008 · The worlds biggest country music fan. Hardly anyone takes such a designation seriously, except, perhaps, when it comes to Forrest J Ackerman, whose obsessive devotion to science...

  4. 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...

  5. Forrest J. Ackerman was born on 24 November 1916 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Dead Alive (1992), The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988) and Vampirella (1996). He was married to Mathilde "Wendayne" Wahrman.

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    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  6. Dec 5, 2008 · Forrest J Ackerman, the magazine editor who discovered science fiction author Ray Bradbury and is credited with coining the term "sci-fi," died Thursday at his Los Angeles home. He was...

  7. Dec 5, 2008 · 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...