FORRY ACKERMAN
"Forrest J Ackerman was an old and dear friend, the first fan I met at a convention—and one of the most influential people in my life. My cousin Dan Garrett and I visited the Ackermansion on Glendower avenue in the mid 1960s, when I was fifteen or sixteen—and that esteemed house/museum, filled with books and art and memorabilia, became the site of frequent visits with other friends, including David Clark and Phil Tippett. There, we met such luminaries as Ray Harryhausen—watched classic films like “The Most Dangerous Game”--and attended the famed Don Glut Intergalactic Film Festival. Forry traded books from his collection for my early artwork—and helped me expand my collection of Olaf Stapledon, including a much-prized autographed copy of “A Man Divided.” In later years, we’d meet at Comic-Con in San Diego, various conventions around the world, and at the 65th Anniversary of King Kong in Omaha, Nebraska—where I shot two of these pictures, with friends Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, and Diana Harryhausen. In 2003, a group from the nascent Science Fiction Museum in Seattle visited Forry and told him one of his lifelong dreams was about to be fulfilled. It was my pleasure to show Forry around the museum when it was completed. Forry was a lifelong enthusiast, devoted to science fiction and films, and there will never be anyone like him again. Lift a glass of your favorite soft drink in toast—root beer will do fine. Here’s to Forry and all of his friends and fans, world-wide and across the decades!" -- Greg Bear
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