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Forrest J. Ackerman has a message for you from beyond the grave
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,"—left a video farewell for his fans, filmed just a few days before his passing last year. You can watch it after the jump.
The video was unveiled to friends and mourners at his memorial service in Hollywood earlier this month. (You can read DreadCenteral's account of Ackerman's memorial.)
In it, the 92-year-old "Uncle Forry" says good-bye in a serene voice, ending his brief farewell with the word that made him famous: "sci-fi."
(Thanks to Devin at C.H.U.D. for pointing it out.)
By Perry Lane at 10:36 PM ON 03/16/09
There will never be another like him...
By longbowhunter at 11:42 PM ON 03/16/09
Long Live Sci-Fi!!!!!
By DarkHawke at 1:26 AM ON 03/17/09
Ya know, that was more than a little creepy...and I think that's EXACTLY as he wanted it! Godspeed, Uncle Forry...and SCI-FI!!!
By JezuitX at 4:03 AM ON 03/17/09
Holy Christ was that creepy. I swear I thought he was going to jump through the screen and claw me with his crazy old man hand.
By Al at 10:48 AM ON 03/17/09
Farewell, Forry.
You will be missed.
You will be remembered.
By mintonmedia at 4:31 PM ON 03/17/09
Thank you, 4E, wherever you are...or aren't.
The generosity of time and space you shared via the open days at the Ackermansion will forever help many of us remember that Hollyweird needn't make everyone a monster of ego or wealth...let alone a "Famous Monster".
You were a gentleman in every sense of the word.
By scifi mania at 8:51 PM ON 03/17/09
Thank you for putting the scifi into scifi. We are grateful
By skyhawk at 2:58 PM ON 03/18/09
All the more reason not to change sci-fi to sy fy!
By FriarTed at 11:03 PM ON 03/25/09
JezuitX, first I thought that your comment was incredibly disrespectful, then I realized how delighted Forry would be by it. Bravo, Sir.
God bless Uncle Forry! Long live Sci-Fi!
SciFi Channel might as well change to SyFy. It left behind most real SciFi years ago.
By jasunni at 1:38 AM ON 05/01/09
Wow - I loved seeing Forry one last time. the latest issue of Dark Discoveries magazine (http://www.darkdiscoveries.com) is dedicated to Forry.
By skaterbooty at 2:46 AM ON 10/26/09
I've been living in the finished basement of the former Ackermansion for two months now. Until recently I had no idea who Uncle Forry was or that my place was the tour! I've since researched his work, his house and all the people who came by. Simply amazing! I feel honored. RIP Mr. Ackerman. BTW my name is Wendy, just like his wife! Weird.
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