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Forrest J Ackerman
Ackerman in 1965
Born
Forrest James Ackerman

(1916-11-24)November 24, 1916
Los Angeles,California,U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 2008(2008-12-04)(aged 92)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Magazine editor
  • science fiction writer
  • literary agent
  • actor

Forrest James Ackerman[1](November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor;science fiction writerand literary agent; a founder ofscience fiction fandom;a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films;[2]a prominent advocate of theEsperantolanguage; and one of the world's most avid collectors of genre books and film memorabilia.[3]He was based inLos Angeles,California.

As a literary agent, he represented such science fiction authors asRay Bradbury,Isaac Asimov,A.E. Van Vogt,Curt Siodmak,andL. Ron Hubbard.[4]For more than 70 years, he was one of science fiction's staunchest spokesmen and promoters. He was the founding editor and principal writer of the American magazineFamous Monsters of Filmland,published byWarren Publishing.He co-created the characterVampirella,based on the 1968Jane FondafilmBarbarella.[5]

Ackerman also acted in films from the 1950s into the 21st century. He appears in several documentaries related to this period in popular culture, likeFamous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman[6](directed by Michael R. MacDonald[7]and written by Ian Johnston[8]), which premiered at the Egyptian Theatre in March 2009, during the Forrest J Ackerman tribute;The Ackermonster Chronicles![9](a 2012 documentary about Ackerman[10]by writer and filmmakerJason V. Brock); andCharles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man,[11]about late authorCharles Beaumont,a former client of The Ackerman Agency.[12]

Also called "Forry",[13]"Uncle Forry", "The Ackermonster",[14]"Dr. Acula", "Forjak",[14]"4e"[14]and "4SJ",[13]Ackerman was central to the formation, organization and spread of science fiction fandom and a key figure in the wider cultural perception of science fiction as a literary, art, and film genre. Famous for hisword playandneologisms,he coined the genre nickname "sci-fi".[15]In 1953, he was voted "#1 Fan Personality" by the members of theWorld Science Fiction Society,a uniqueHugo Awardnever granted to anyone else.[16]

He was also among the first and most outspoken advocates ofEsperantoin the science fiction community.[17][18]

Early years[edit]

Ackerman was bornForrest James Ackerman(though he would refer to himself from the early 1930s on as "Forrest J Ackerman" with no period after the middle initial), on November 24, 1916,[19]inLos Angeles,to Carroll Cridland (née Wyman; 1883–1977) and William Schilling Ackerman (1892–1951).[20]

His father, William, chief statistician and assistant to the vice-president in charge of transportation for theAssociated Oil Company[21]was from New York and his mother (the daughter of architectGeorge Wyman) was from Ohio; she was nine years older than her husband.[citation needed]

Ackerman attended theUniversity of California, Berkeleyduring the 1934–1935 academic year; thereafter, he worked as a filmprojectionistand at odd jobs with fan friends. On August 15, 1942, he enlisted in theU.S. Army,[20][22]where he rose to the rank ofstaff sergeantbefore being honorably discharged in 1945. He passed his entire time in service atFort MacArthurin theSan Pedroneighborhood of Los Angeles, ultimately serving as editor of the base newspaper.

Career and fandom[edit]

Ackerman andMorojoat the 1st Worldcon (1939, NYC), in the "futuristicostumes" she created for them

Ackerman saw his first "imagi-movie" in 1922 (One Glorious Day),[23]purchased his firstscience fiction magazine,Amazing Stories,in 1926, created the Boys' Scientifiction Club in 1930 ( "girl-fans were as rare as unicorn's horns in those days" ). He contributed to both of the firstscience fiction fanzines,The Time Traveler,and theScience Fiction Magazine,published and edited byShusterandSiegelofSupermanfame, in 1932, and by 1933 had 127 correspondents around the world. His name was used for the character of the reporter in the original Superman story "The Reign of the Superman"in issue 3 ofScience Fictionmagazine.[24]He was an early member of theLos Angeles Science Fantasy Societyand remained active in it for many decades.[citation needed]

Letting a fan try on the cape worn byBela LugosiinPlan 9 from Outer Space(1957, directed byEd Wood)

He attended the1st World Science Fiction Conventionin 1939, where he wore the first "futuristicostume"[25][26](designed and created by his girlfriend, Myrtle R Douglas, better known asMorojo), which sparked decades of fan costuming thereafter, the latest incarnation of which iscosplay.He attended everyWorldconbut two thereafter during his lifetime.

In 1994, theInternational Costumers' Guild(ICG) presented a special award to Ackerman at Conadian, the52nd Worldcon,recognizing him as the "Father of Convention Costuming" for wearing his "futuristicostume" at the 1st Worldcon.[27]

Ackerman invitedRay Bradburyto attend the Los Angeles Chapter of the Science Fiction League, then meeting weekly at Clifton's Cafeteria in downtown Los Angeles. The club changed its name to theLos Angeles Science Fantasy Societyduring the period it was meeting at the restaurant. Among the writers frequenting the club wereRobert A. Heinlein,Emil Petaja,Fredric Brown,Henry Kuttner,Leigh Brackett,andJack Williamson.Bradbury often attended meetings with his friendRay Harryhausen;the two Rays had been introduced to each other by Ackerman. With $90 from Ackerman and Morojo, Bradbury launched a fanzine,Futuria Fantasia,in 1939, which ran for four issues.

Ackerman was an early member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Science Fiction League and became so active in and important to the club that in essence he ran it, including (after the name change) theLos Angeles Science Fantasy Society,a prominent regional fan organization, as well as theNational Fantasy Fan Federation(N3F). Together with Morojo, he edited and producedImagination!,later renamedVoice of the Imagi-Nation(which in 1996 would be awarded theRetro Hugo for Best Fanzine of 1946,and in 2014 for 1939), which was nominally the club fanzine for the LASFS.

In the decades that followed, Ackerman amassed an extremely large and complete collection of science fiction,fantasy,andhorror filmmemorabilia, which, until 2002, he maintained in an 18-room home and museum known as the "Son of Ackermansion". (The original Ackermansion where he lived from the early 1950s until the mid-1970s was at 915 S. Sherbourne Drive in Los Angeles; the site is now an apartment building.) This second house, in theLos Felizdistrict of Los Angeles, contained some 300,000 books and pieces of film and science-fiction memorabilia.

From 1951 to 2002, Ackerman entertained some 50,000 fans at open houses – including, on one such evening, a group of 186 fans and professionals that included astronautBuzz Aldrin.Ackerman was a board member of theSeattleScience Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame(nowMuseum of Pop Culture), where many items of his collection are now displayed.

He knew many of the writers of science fiction in the first half of the twentieth century. As a literary agent, he represented some 200 writers, and he served as agent of record for many long-lost authors, thereby allowing their work to be reprinted in anthologies. He wasEd Wood's "illiterary" agent.[28]Ackerman was credited with nurturing and even inspiring the careers of several early contemporaries[29]like Ray Bradbury,Ray Harryhausen,Charles Beaumont,Marion Zimmer Bradley,andL. Ron Hubbard.[17]He kept all of the stories submitted to his magazine, even the ones he rejected;Stephen Kinghas stated that Ackerman showed up to a King book signing with a copy of a story King had submitted for publication when he was 11.[30]

Ackerman had 50 stories published, including collaborations withA. E. van Vogt,Francis Flagg,Robert A. W. Lowndes,Marion Zimmer Bradley,Donald WollheimandCatherine Moore,and the world's shortest – one letter of the Alpha bet. His stories have been translated into six languages. Ackerman named the comic-book characterVampirellaand wrote the origin story for the comic.

He also authored severallesbianstories under the name "Laurajean Ermayne" forVice Versaand provided publishing assistance in the early days of theDaughters of Bilitis.[31]He was dubbed an "honorary lesbian" at a DOB party.[32][33]Ackerman's involvement with lesbian fiction led to him becoming the first heterosexual guest of honor atGaylaxicon.It also caused him to be found in violation of theComstock lawsfor sending "obscene materials" to another man through the mail while both of them were pretending to be lesbians.[33]

Through his magazine,Famous Monsters of Filmland(1958–1983), Ackerman introduced the history of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror film genres to a generation of young readers.[34] He also contributed to film magazines from all around the world, including the Spanish-languageLa Cosa: Cine Fantásticomagazine fromArgentina,where he had a monthly column for more than four years. In the 1960s, Ackerman organized the publication of an English translation in the U.S. of the German science fiction seriesPerry Rhodan,the longest-running science fiction series in history. These were published by Ace Books from 1969 through 1977. Ackerman's German-speaking wife Wendayne ( "Wendy" ) did most of the translation. The American books were issued with varying frequency from one to as many as four per month. Ackerman also used the paperback series to promote science fiction short stories, including his own on occasion. These "magabooks" or "bookazines" also included a film review section, known as "Scientifilm World", and letters from readers. The American series came to an end when the management of Ace changed, and the new management decided that the series was too juvenile for their taste. The last Ace issue was #118, which corresponded to German issue #126 as some of the Ace editions contained two of the German issues, and three of the German issues had been skipped. Ackerman later published translations of German issues #127 through #145 on his own under the Master Publications imprint. (The original German series continues today and passed issue #2800 in 2015.)

Appearances in film, television, and music[edit]

A lifelong fan of science fiction "B-movies",Ackerman appeared in more than 210 films, including parts in many monster movies andscience fiction films(Dracula vs. Frankenstein,The Howling,The Aftermath,Scalps,Return of the Living Dead Part II,Innocent Blood), more traditional "imagi-movies" (The Time Travelers,Future War), spoofs and comedies (Amazon Women on the Moon,The Wizard of Speed and Time,Curse of the Queerwolf,Transylvania Twist,Hard to Die,Nudist Colony of the Dead,Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold) and at least one major music video (Michael Jackson's Thriller). HisBacon numberis 2.

In 1961, Ackerman narrated the recordMusic for Robotscreated by Frank Allison Coe. The cover featured Ackerman's face superimposed on the robot from the filmTobor the Great.The record was reissued on CD in 2005.

Ackerman appears as a character inThe Vampire AffairbyDavid McDaniel(a novel in theMan from U.N.C.L.E.series), andPhilip José Farmer's novelImage of the Beast,first published as the short story "Blown" inScrewmagazine byAl Goldstein.

A character based on Ackerman and an analog to the Ackermansion appears in the collaborative novelFallen Angelswritten jointly byLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle,andMichael F. Flynn.

"Eccar the Man" is mentioned inThe Flying Sorcerers,a novel jointly written by Niven andDavid Gerrold,which features a number of characters based on notables from the science fiction community.

Forrest J Ackerman at the Ackermansion

He appeared on the intro track of Ohiohorror punkmusic group Manimals' 1999 albumHorrorcore.[35]

In 2001, Ackerman played the part of an old wax museum caretaker in the camp comedy filmThe Double-D Avengerdirected byWilliam Wincklerand starringRuss MeyerluminariesKitten Natividad,Haji,andRaven De La Croix.Ackerman played a crazy old man who was in love with Kitten Natividad's character, The Double-D Avenger, and his character also talked to theFrankensteinfigure and other wax monsters in the museum's chamber of horrors.

Ackerman appeared extensively on-screen discussing his life and the history ofscience fiction fandomin the 2006 documentary filmFinding the Future.[36]

In 2007, Roadhouse Films of Canada released a documentary,Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman.The documentary, available on DVD only in the UK, airs regularly on the BRAVO channel.

In the 2012 action filmPremium Rush,the character of the corrupt policeman Bobby Monday (played byMichael Shannon) repeatedly uses the alias "Forrest J Ackerman".

In 2013, the science fiction authorJason V Brockreleased a feature-length documentary about Ackerman calledThe Ackermonster Chronicles!.

Personal life[edit]

Ackerman had one sibling, a younger brother, Alden Lorraine Ackerman, who was killed at theBattle of the Bulge.[37]

Ackerman was married to a German-born teacher and translator, Mathilda Wahrman (1912–1990), whom he met in the early 1950s while she was working in a book store he happened to visit. He eventually dubbed her "Wendayne" or, less formally, "Wendy", by which name she became most generally known within SF and film fandoms, after the character inPeter Pan,his favorite fantasy.[17]Although they went through a period of separation during the late 1950s and early 1960s, they remained officially married until her death: she suffered serious internal injuries when she was violently mugged while visiting Italy in 1990 and irreparable damage to her kidneys led to her death. By choice, they had no children of their own, but Wahrman did have a son by an earlier marriage, Michael Porges, who did not get along with Ackerman and would not live in Ackerman's home.[citation needed]

Ackerman was fluent in theinternational languageEsperanto,and claimed to have walked downHollywood Boulevardarm-in-arm withLeo G. CarrollsingingLa Espero,the hymn of Esperanto.[18]

Ackerman also received adiplomafromSequoia University,unaccreditedhigher educationinstitution in Los Angeles, California, in April 1969, which named him a Fellow of the Sequoia Research Institute.[38]

Ackerman was an atheist at age 15,[39]but did not emphasize that fact in his public life and welcomed people of all faiths, as well as no faith, into his home and personal circle equally.[40]

In 2018, Vincent Price biographer Lucy Chase Williams wrote that Ackerman sexually harassed her and other women over the course of decades despite "written and verbal demands to cease", alleging that he "forced wet kisses" on her, groped her, and mailed her pornography and personal fantasies in which he wanted to "hurt and abuse" her.[41]

Death[edit]

In 2003, Ackerman said, "I aim at hitting 100 and becoming theGeorge Burnsof science fiction ". His health, however, had been failing. He had a major heart attack in 1966 and wore a pacemaker thereafter.[citation needed]He was susceptible to infection in his later life and, after one final trip to the hospital in October 2008, informed his best friend and caregiver Joe Moe that he did not want to go on but hoped to live long enough to vote for Barack Obama in the November 2008 presidential election. Ackerman checked himself out of the hospital and refused further treatment, accepting only a hospice service. Honoring his wishes, his friends assisted him in holding what he delighted in calling "a living funeral". In his final days, he saw everyone he wanted to say goodbye to. Fans were encouraged to send messages of farewell by mail.[42]

While there were several premature reports of his death in the month prior,[43]Ackerman died a minute before midnight on December 4, 2008, at the age of 92.[1][17][34][44][45]From his "Acker-mini-mansion" in Hollywood, he had entertained and inspired fans weekly with his collection of memorabilia and his stories.

Upon his death, the administration of Ackerman's estate was entrusted to his friend, television producerKevin Burns.Burns was tasked with the sale and distribution of Mr. Ackerman's extensive collection of Science Fiction and Horror memorabilia. Included in this wereBela Lugosi's ring fromAbbott and Costello Meet FrankensteinandLon Chaney's teeth and top hat fromLondon After Midnight.There were eighteen beneficiaries named in Ackerman's will, including three waitresses from his favorite restaurant and hangout, "The House of Pies".[citation needed]His personal papers—books, correspondence, fan mail, and more—went to the Special Collections Research Center atSyracuse University[46](he had made prior donations of material there, as well as to theUniversity of Wyoming,Eastern New Mexico University,and theUniversity of California).

Ackerman is interred atForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)with his wife. His plaque simply reads, "Sci-Fi Was My High".[47]

Legacy[edit]

A 2013 rebroadcast of the PBS programVisiting... withHuell Howser,originally airing in 2000, which featured Ackerman and highlighted his memorabilia collection, was revised to indicate that Ackerman had since died and his collection had been auctioned.

On Thursday morning, November 17, 2016, the corner of Franklin and Vermont Avenues, in the heart of the neighborhood "Uncle Forry" lived in for 30 years, was christened Forrest J Ackerman Square.

Awards[edit]

Writing[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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