Forrest J. Ackerman

Forrest James Ackerman (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American literary agent and magazine editor, famous for creating the magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland.
== Biography ==
Forrest James Ackerman was born on November 24, 1916, in Los Angeles, Carroll Cridland and William Ackerman. Ackerman was drawn to genre fiction at a young age, stating he saw his first "imagi-movie" in 1922, purchased his first science fiction magazine issue in 1926 and starting a Boys' Scientifiction Club in 1930. He became a contributor to the science fiction fanzines Time Traveler and Science Fiction Magazine in 1932 (the latter of which was published by Jerry Seigel and Joel Shuster, the creators of Superman). In 1934, Ackerman attended University of California, Berkeley, then worked as a film projectionist (among other odd jobs with his friends). In 1942, he enlisted in the US army and eventually rose to the rank of staff sergeant before being honorably discharged in 1945, during which time he was stationed in Fort MacArthur, becoming the editor of the base newspaper.
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