Forrest J. Ackerman, the sometime actor, literary agent, magazine editor and full-time bon vivant who discovered author Ray Bradbury and was widely credited with coining the term "sci-fi," has died.

Forrest J Ackerman, the sometime actor, literary agent, magazine editor and full-time bon vivant who discovered author Ray Bradbury and was widely credited with coining the term "sci-fi," has died. He ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Carolyn Kellogg, one of my colleagues here at The Times, took the photo ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The late Forrest J. Ackerman dedicated his life to amassing what many ...

Forrest J. Ackerman, the sometime actor, literary agent, magazine editor and full-time bon vivant who discovered author Ray Bradbury and was widely credited with coining the term “sci-fi,” died ...

He always vowed that he wouldn’t die unless he could take it with him. But now that Forrest J Ackerman really is gone, the grand old man of science fiction’s memorabilia collection is on the auction ...

An avid collector, Forrest J. Ackerman kept about 300,000 pieces of science-fiction, horror and fantasy memorabilia in his Los Feliz home. He gave informal tours to the public but eventually had to ...

Normally, a history of ghosts, ghouls and aliens tends to tank a home’s value. Not so, however, with the former estate of sci-fi icon Forrest J. Ackerman. Dubbed “The Ackermansion,” the 1920s home ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Forrest J Ackerman, who influenced a generation of young horror movie ...