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 ...

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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.

Finally, we take a breath, clear the cobwebs of mourning and peek out from beneath the shadows to find out how the late Forrest J Ackerman continues to do us good. At genre conventions from coast to ...

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The man credited with coining the phrase "sci-fi" died this week at the age of 92. Host Andrea Seabrook has this remembrance of Forrest J. Ackerman. A science fiction legend died this week, the man ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Forrest Ackerman, a writer and editor who coined the term "Sci-Fi" and helped inspire the likes of author Ray Bradbury and film maker George Lucas, has died. He was 92.

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Forrest "Forrey" Ackerman, the nearly ...

Fandom has been around for a lot longer than people realize, even in that way that goes beyond mild interest and towards those deeper fascinations that tend to spawn related activities. Charlotte and ...

He was the monster maker. Although he was Dr. Frankenstein's most devoted assistant, Dracula's loyalest acolyte, Forrest J Ackerman -- who preferred the initial without the period -- didn't actually ...

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 ...