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.

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 ...

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 ...

It was a Blood-Red-letter day for fandom as pros and fans alike gathered to bid a reluctant “Forry-well” to the late great genre-icon Forrest J Ackerman! Hollywood’s historic Egyptian Theatre served ...

It’s a common claim that someone is the world’s biggest fan of such-and-such. Elizabeth Taylor’s biggest fan. The biggest fan of the New York Jets. The world’s biggest country music fan. Hardly anyone ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered ...

Forrest J Ackerman, who died on December 4 aged 92, was an actor, literary agent and magazine editor; he discovered the author Ray Bradbury and was widely – if uncertainly – credited with coining the ...