One Monster per Day Forrest J Ackerman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Forrest J Ackerman Forrest J Ackerman at the Ackermansion.jpg Forry Ackerman at the Ackermansion, 1990 Born Forrest Clark Ackerman November 24, 1916 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Died December 4, 2008 (aged 92) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Parents Carroll Cridland William Schilling Ackerman Forrest J Ackerman[1] (born Forrest James Ackerman; November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction fan. He was, for over seven decades, one of science fictions staunchest spokesmen and promoters. Ackerman was a Los Angeles, California-based magazine editor, science fiction writer and literary agent, a founder of science fiction fandom, a leading expert on science fiction and fantasy films,[2] and possibly the worlds most avid collector of genre books and movie memorabilia.[3] He was the editor and principal writer of the American magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland, as well as an actor, from the 1950s into the 1980s, and appears in at least two documentaries related to this period in popular culture: Director Michael R. MacDonald, and writer, Ian Johnstons Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman, which premiered at the Egyptian Theatre in March, 2009, during the Forrest J Ackerman Tribute, writer and filmmaker Jason V Brocks The Ackermonster Chronicles!, (a 2012 documentary about Ackerman[4]) and Charles Beaumont: The Life of Twilight Zones Magic Man, about the late author Charles Beaumont, a former client of The Ackerman Agency.[5] Also called Forry, The Ackermonster, 4e and 4SJ, Ackerman was central to the formation, organization, and spread of science fiction fandom, and a key figure in the wider cultural perception of science fiction as a literary, art and film genre. Famous for his word play and neologisms, he coined the genre nickname sci-fi.[6][7][8] In 1953, he was voted #1 Fan Personality by the members of the World Science Fiction Society, a unique Hugo Award never granted to anyone else.[9] He was also among the first and most outspoken advocates of Esperanto in the science fiction community.[3][10]
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