Sunday, November 02, 2008

Forrest J. Ackerman


Forrest J. Ackerman, interventor of the term "sci-fi," editor of the magazines Spacemen and Famous Monsters of Filmland, was born in 1916. He is currently home at the "Mini-Ackermansion", struggling with pneumonia.

Read tributes to him at:

Classic Horror Films Message Forums
http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/19869/master/1/

Scarlet Street Message Forums
http://scarletstreet.yuku.com/topic/5130?page=154

and from July 8, 2008 - he last appeared at a ComicsCon Convention
http://blogs.kpbs.org/index.php/comic-con/comments/legend_of_famous_monsters_forrest_j_ackerman_at_comic_con/

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