Forrest James Ackerman (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer and literary agent; a founder of...
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film magazine, started in 1958 by publisher James Warren and editor Forrest J Ackerman. Famous Monsters of Filmland directly inspired the creation of many...
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confirming the existence of Excalibur. Forrest J. Ackerman was Hubbard's literary agent in the late 1940s. By Ackerman's account, Hubbard claimed the near-death...
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Middle-earth in motion pictures (category Adaptations of works by J. R. R. Tolkien)
were interested in an adaptation included Walt Disney, Al Brodax, Forrest J Ackerman, Samuel Gelfman, Denis O'Dell, and Heinz Edelmann. The first commercial...
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to wear costumes to attend a convention were science fiction fans Forrest J Ackerman and Myrtle R. Douglas, known in fandom as Morojo. They attended the...
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film stars Henry Thomas and Kelli Garner and is the final film of Forrest J Ackerman. A man meets a young woman, leading to a tale wherein a man in a white...
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publishing science-fiction stories in fanzines in 1938. He was invited by Forrest J. Ackerman[citation needed] to attend the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society...
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with a supporting cast of Aaron Sims, Kurt Carley, Linda Weinrib, Forrest J Ackerman, Eric Bennett, and Warwick Davis. An old man, while driving, is attacked...
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Wells, Playboy's Miss June 1960, has a bit part, as does superfan Forrest J Ackerman.) The film inspired the 1966 TV series The Time Tunnel, as well as...
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as the intersection of other, more concrete, genres and subgenres. Forrest J Ackerman has been credited with first using the term "sci-fi" (analogous to...
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likely alluding to the science fiction editor and collector Forrest J. Ackerman. Al Ackerman's writing, including poetry and short stories, has dealt playfully...
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Sequoia University (section Forrest J. Ackerman)
advanced studies in this field..." L. Ron Hubbard's literary agent Forrest J Ackerman received a diploma from Sequoia University in April 1969, which named...
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addition to immediate family included former wife of 20 years Lillian, Forrest J. Ackerman, Ed Wood (pall bearer), Tor Johnson, Conrad Brooks, Richard Sheffield...
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and Forrest J Ackerman. Initially, Glasser was the "Editor" of the zine, Weisinger "Associate Editor," Schwartz "Managing Editor," and Ackerman "Contributing...
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ISBN 9781603601757.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Melton, J. Gordon (2011). The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead (3rd ed.)...
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attendant and James Murtaugh as one of the members of the Colony. Forrest J Ackerman appears in a brief cameo in an occult bookstore, clutching a copy...
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Vampirella (/væmpɪˈrɛlə/) is a vampire superheroine created by Forrest J Ackerman and comic book artist Trina Robbins in Warren Publishing's black-and-white...
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the Pacific Electric Building, then moved to Clifton's Cafeteria. Forrest J Ackerman later wrote, "The first meetings of the club were held in what was...
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Christopher Lee (redirect from Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ)
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE CStJ (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer, and military officer. In a career spanning more...
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rear-projection to create the special effects. He was nicknamed "Mr. B.I.G." by Forrest J Ackerman, a reference to both his initials and his films' tendency to feature...
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Netherlands Forrest J. Ackerman (1916–2008), American magazine editor, writer, and collector Forrest Adair (1865–1936), real estate dealer Forrest Aguirre...
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June 2013. Forrest J Ackerman (1975). Editorial announcement in Perry Rhodan #69: The Bonds of Eternity. Ace Books, Inc. Forrest J Ackerman (1977). Editorial...
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Fantasy Society), Bradbury in 1937, Harryhausen in 1939, where they met Forrest J Ackerman; and the three became lifelong friends. After studying art and anatomy...
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of a gold-mining region in Siberia. Carpenter 2023, letter 210 to Forrest J. Ackerman, June 1958 Tolkien 1954a, book 1, ch. 7 "In the House of Tom Bombadil"...
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World of Tomorrow". It was later retroactively named "NyCon I" by Forrest J Ackerman. The convention was chaired by Sam Moskowitz. Along with Moskowitz...
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Fiction". The term "science fantasy" was coined in 1935 by critic Forrest J. Ackerman as a synonym for science fiction. In the 1950s, the British journalist...
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"science fiction" by Forrest J Ackerman in 1954, an analogy to the then-cutting edge term "hi-fi" (for audio high fidelity). Ackerman was a long-time fan...
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Tolkien 1955, Appendix A, II The House of Eorl Carpenter 2023, #210 to Forrest J. Ackerman, June 1958 Tolkien 1955, book 3, ch. 2 "Flotsam and Jetsam" Tolkien...
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Oates (1993) Christopher Lee (1994) Harlan Ellison (1995) Ira Levin / Forrest J Ackerman (1996) William Peter Blatty / Jack Williamson (1997) Ramsey Campbell...
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Purplewood William Winckler as Cousin Billy (credited as Bill Winckler) Forrest J. Ackerman as Museum Caretaker Bob Mackey as Sheriff Mimma Mariucci as Pirate...
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