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Forry Ackerman Dead At 92

Posted by kdawson on from the famous-monsters-wave-bye-bye dept.

rrohbeck was one of several readers to note the passing of Forrest J. Ackerman at the age of 92. Ackerman, who coined the term sci-fi in 1954, has been called the 'world's biggest fan.' Over a long career he acted as literary agent for Isaac Asimov, A.E. van Vogt, Hugo Gernsback, and L. Ron Hubbard; he published Ray Bradbury's first short story in a fan magazine in 1938. Ackerman wrote over 2,000 articles and short stories, including, oddly enough, lesbian fiction in the 1940s. In recent years, mounting health bills forced him to sell his home, the 'Ackermansion,' and most of the 300,000 items of memorabilia it stored.

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  1. Pish by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Pish. Another old fart makes way for the New Guard.

    1. Re:Pish by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      will you shit on my face?

      Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda

      Pants are optional

  2. Re:link? by ciderVisor · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ackerman wrote over 2,000 articles and short stories, including, oddly enough, lesbian fiction in the 1940s.

    Oddly enough ? The guy was a sci-fi geek. The closest he was going to get near a woman, never mind a lesbian, was to write a fictional one.

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