Forrest J. Ackerman ( born Forrest James Ackerman ; November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008 ) was an American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction fan.

Ackerman was a Los Angeles, California-based magazine editor, science fiction writer and literary agent, a founder of science fiction fandom and possibly the world's most avid collector of genre books and movie memorabilia.

Also called " Forry ," " The Ackermonster ," " 4e " and " 4SJ ," 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.

Ackerman was fluent in the international language Esperanto, and claimed to have walked down Hollywood Boulevard arm-in-arm with Leo G. Carroll singing La Espero, the hymn of Esperanto.

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 the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society, a prominent regional organization, as well as the National Fantasy Fan Federation ( N3F ).

Ackerman was a board member of the Seattle Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, where many items of his collection are now displayed.

Ackerman was credited with nurturing and even inspiring the careers of several early contemporaries like Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, Charles Beaumont, Marion Zimmer Bradley and L. Ron Hubbard.

He kept all of the stories submitted to his magazine, even the ones he rejected ; Stephen King has 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.

The particles were never observed to rise above 6 km and when combined with scavenging by clouds gave the smoke a short residency time in the atmosphere and localized its effects ; Professor Carl Sagan of the Turco, Toon, Ackerman, Pollack, Sagan ( TTAPS ) study hypothesized in January 1991 that enough smoke from the fires " might get so high as to disrupt agriculture in much of South Asia ...." Sagan later conceded in his book The Demon-Haunted World that this prediction did not turn out to be correct: " it was pitch black at noon and temperatures dropped 4 °– 6 ° C over the Persian Gulf, but not much smoke reached stratospheric altitudes and Asia was spared.

Bradbury was invited by Forrest J. Ackerman to attend the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society, which at the time met at Clifton's Cafeteria in downtown Los Angeles.

Though much of the dialogue in Curb Your Enthusiasm is improvised, the plot was scripted, and the Seinfeld special that aired within the show was scripted and directed by Seinfeld regular Andy Ackerman, making this the first time since Seinfeld went off the air that the central cast appeared together in a scripted show.

It was originally described in detail by Yale Law School professors Bruce Ackerman and Ian Ayres in their 2004 book Voting with Dollars: A new paradigm for campaign finance.

Jon D. Levenson, Susan Nidditch and Susan Ackerman have stated that at least some Israelites believed child sacrifice was a legitimate part of ancient Israelite religion.

An island in the middle of the Arkansas River, named Ackerman Island was home to an amusement park, and a dance pavilion.

It was incorporated under a city manager government in 1968, the first city manager being J. M. Ackerman.

The act was a hit and convinced CBS executive Harry Ackerman that a Ball-Arnaz pairing would be a worthwhile venture.

Meeting Burke " was not purely kismet ," as Wexler and Ertegun were aware of Burke and his talent, as " Wexler ’ s former mentor at Billboard, Paul Ackerman, had been urging him to sign Burke for several years ," but were waiting for Burke's contract with Apollo Records to expire.

CBS liked the Culver version better, and Ackerman was told to proceed.

* Val Ackerman ( born 1959 ), first president of the Women's National Basketball Association ( WNBA ), serving from 1996-2005.

* Val Ackerman ( born 1959 ), first president of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Mabus was born in Starkville and is a fourth-generation Mississippian ; he grew up in Ackerman, the only child of the owner of the local hardware store.

Karen Ackerman ( born 1951 ) is an American author of children's books.

Frans Ackerman ( born around 1330 in Ghent – 22 July 1387 ), sometimes given as Franz or French Ackerman, was one of the most famous Flemish statesmen of the 14th century.

Alexander Agricola ( born Alexander Ackerman ; 1445 or 1446 – 15 August 1506 ) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance.

Gary Leonard Ackerman ( born November 19, 1942 ) is the U. S. Representative for, serving since a special election in 1983.

Ackerman was born in Brooklyn, the son of Eva ( née Barnett ) and Max Ackerman.

Coleman was born in Ackerman, Mississippi.

* Keith Ackerman ( born 1946 ), bishop of Quincy

Raymond Ackerman ( born 10 March 1931 ) is a South African businessman, who purchased the Pick ' n Pay supermarket group from its founder Mr Jack Goldin ( subsequent founder of the Clicks Group ).

* Val Ackerman ( born 1959 ), American attorney, former basketball player, and first president of the Women's National Basketball Association

" Val " Ackerman was born on November 7, 1959 in Lakewood Township, New Jersey but grew up in Pennington, New Jersey, United States.

Ackerman was born in Cottageville, South Carolina and grew up in Williston in Barnwell County in southwestern South Carolina, one of four children.

Robert Andrew " Andy " Ackerman ( born c. 1956 ) is an American director and producer and script editor who is best known for his work on Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine and the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Richard Charles Ackerman ( born December 5, 1942 ) is a Republican U. S. politician, who was a California State Senator for the 33rd District, representing inland Orange County, from 2000 to 2008.

Ackerman was born in London on 12 June 1806.

( A well-known example is the " initials " used by Forrest J. Ackerman in his fanzines from the 30s and 40s, namely " 4sj ".

Alex Soma's Horrors of the Screen, Calvin T. Beck's Journal of Frankenstein ( later Castle of Frankenstein ) and Gary Svehla ’ s Gore Creatures were the first horror fanzines created as more serious alternatives to the popular Forrest J Ackerman 1958 magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland.

In 2007, Roadhouse Films of Canada released a documentary, Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman.

" Forrest J Ackerman is interred at Glendale Forest Lawn with his wife Wendayne " Rocket To The Rue Morgue " Ackerman.

* Science Fiction Worlds of Forrest J Ackerman

* Expanded Science Fiction Worlds of Forrest J Ackerman and Friends, PLUS, 205pp, hardbound and trade paperback, 2002, Sense of Wonder Press, James A.

* Forrest J. Ackerman appears onstage at the 40th anniversary of " The Time Machine "

* Interview and shoot with Forrest J Ackerman, Bizarre Magazine

* Audio Interview with Forrest J Ackerman

* Scientifilm Previews by Forrest J Ackerman

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