[ghporter]

Forrest Ackerman, agent, editor, discoverer of Ray Bradbury, has died. Many people only know of Forrie as the editor (the FOUNDING editor) of "Famous Monsters of Filmland," but he was a force in fantasy and science fiction publishing and film. Our world is a little poorer because we no longer have Forrie in it.

Here's the LA Times story on his passing.

[Laminar]

I have a friend named Forrest Ackerman. I'm glad it wasn't him that died.

[ibook_steve]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

I have a friend named Forrest Ackerman. I'm glad it wasn't him that died.

You have a lot of friends named after famous people:

http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lou...-benedict-rip/

Steve

[Maflynn]

Not too many people know of about Forest Ackerman but he discovered Ray Bradbury was the founding editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland, author of a number books and anthologies, appeared in some tv/movies as well.

Looks he passed away friday msnbc

Oh and he was credited for coining the term "sci-fi"

[osiris]

I thought he was immortal - he usually wore Bela Lugosi's Dracula ring.

RIP Forest

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by Maflynn 

Not too many people know of about Forest Ackerman but he discovered Ray Bradbury was the founding editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland, author of a number books and anthologies, appeared in some tv/movies as well.

Looks he passed away friday msnbc

Oh and he was credited for coining the term "sci-fi"

Are you serious? Are you and Peter in cahoots?

[Gankdawg]

http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lou...-dead-at-92-a/

[finboy]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

Are you serious? Are you and Peter in cahoots?

It's a shame that more folks don't know his name. But good that the Ackermonster lived to a ripe old age.

[ghporter]

I've merged Maflynn's thread from Dec 6 into mine from Dec 5.

As a kid growing up with an imagination, in the days before computer generated video, and even before Star Wars, Forrie was a great source of cool and interesting things. And his magazine drove others; when Starlog Magazine came out (about 8 months before the premier of "Star Wars"), they had a successful pattern to follow.

[BadKosh]

He has one of the largest collections of Sci-Fi related items in the world. I hope it is somehow left as a museum of props, scripts, never-was's and stuff. He even had the sculpts of the She Creature from the Black Lagoon!!!

[Shaddim]

What a great, long life. We should all be so fortunate.

[HenryMelton]

Forry bought my first science fiction story. It wasn't much, just a 600 word pun, but he had brought the Perry Rhodan series in translation over from Germany and had a little short fiction section in the back of the book. It was quite a memorable event for me. That $10 sale was enough credentials to get me into the Science Fiction Writers of America back then. That was before they got hard-nosed about what was being a "professional writer" and tried to vote guys like me out. Over the years, I keep my dues up to date and am eternally grateful for that opening wedge into the professional ranks.