A Tribute to Forrest J Ackerman
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Born in Los Angeles in 1916, Ackerman traced the birth of his vocation to 1926, when he read his first "scientifiction" tale in an early issue of Amazing Stories. Forry was hooked for life. He was the first to use the term "sci-fi" in 1954, instantly popularizing it to many fan-dults of a certain age, Forry is revered for Famous Monsters. The first issue came out in February 1958; it lasted nearly 30 years. The photos often came from Ackerman's archive; his collection was like the world's largest in it's category. In the '80's and '90's, his "Acker-mansion" in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of L.A. became a museum and a shrine - Mecca for fan-fans. Show up on a Saturday morning, walk past the Lincoln continental in the driveway (License Plate: SCI-FI) and find smiling Forry at the door. For Forry it was always Halloween, and he was the warmest host to trick-or-treaters of any age.
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Photo by Alan Light |
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Through Uncle Forry's
magazine, AMOUS MONSTERS of Filmland (1958-1983), he introduced the
history of scif-fi, fantasy and horror to a new generation. Uncle Forry has had cameos in over 210 films and at least one major video, Michal Jackson's Thriller. |
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Ackerman said. " I aim at hitting 100 and becoming the George Burns of science fiction". His health failed and he passed away on Dec 4th, 2008. He lived to see one last Halloween. It is THIS Halloween we honor the King of all Sci-fi
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Long
Live the King!
