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I can't begin to tell you how bummed I am to hear about the
death of
Forrest J. Ackerman, whose magazine
Famous Monsters of Filmland was, I freely admit, one of my earliest influences as a movie buff. As a literary agent, he helped launch the career of
Ray Bradbury, which should be enough to earn him a revered place in pop culture history. But as the publisher of the aforementioned monster mag -- well, let's just say that if you're of a certain age, and you enjoy a certain kind of movie, you know this world is a lesser place without him in it.
1 comment:
I bought some 60s era pressbooks from the Ackerman estate on eBay several years ago ... and his book on Karloff is definitive
-berg
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