Forrest J Ackerman
American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia (1916-2008) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 92
Forrest James Ackerman was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer, and literary agent; a founder of science fiction fandom; a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films; a prominent advocate of the Esperanto language; and one of the world's most avid collectors of genre books and film memorabilia.
Forrest J Ackerman is read about 108 times a day, in 21 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 17 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
People around Forrest
John Landis Directed Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Joe Dante Directed The Howling (1981)
Robert K. Weiss Produced The Kentucky Fried Movie (1980)
Dick Miller Also in The Howling and Amazon Women on the Moon
Jim Wynorski Directed Vampirella (1996)
Michelle Bauer Also in The Naked Monster (2005)
Rick Baker Also in King Kong and The Kentucky Fried Movie
Peter Jackson Directed Braindead (1992)
Dino De Laurentiis Produced King Kong (1976)
John Saxon Also in Beverly Hills Cop III and Queen of Blood
Robert Picardo Also in The Howling and Amazon Women on the Moon
Russ Tamblyn Also in Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)- John Guillermin Directed King Kong (1976)
Linnea Quigley Also in The Naked Monster and Innocent Blood
Peter Horton Directed Amazon Women on the Moon (1988)- Jonathan Kaplan Also in The Howling and Hollywood Boulevard
Fred Olen Ray Directed Scalps (1983)
Monique Gabrielle Also in Transylvania Twist and Hard to Die
Arthur Rankin Jr. Produced Mad Monster Party? (1967)
Joseph E. Levine Produced Mad Monster Party? (1967)- Al Adamson Produced Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
Jules Bass Directed Mad Monster Party? (1967)
Donald F. Glut Also in King Kong and Schlock
Kelli Maroney Also in Transylvania Twist and Hard to Die
Forrest J AckermanPartners
Is this everyone?
Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong. A marriage is drawn as ended only where its end is recorded, so a spouse drawn here may be a former one.
Correct this familyMedia & music
Awards
About this person
He was based in Los Angeles, California.
