Description:
Forrest J. Ackerman was born on 24 November 1916 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Braindead (1992), The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988) and Vampirella (1996). He was married to Mathilde "Wendayne" Wahrman. He died on 4 December 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Birthday
November 24, 1916
Born In
Los Angeles, California, USA
Alternative names
Forest J. Ackerman
, Forest J Ackerman
, Forrest J Ackerman
, Forrest Ackerman
, Forrey Ackerman
, Forrie Ackerman
, Forry J. Ackerman
, Forry Ackerman
Height
185 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Mathilde "Wendayne" Wahrman 1972 - March 5, 1990 (her death),Mathilde "Wendayne" Wahrman 1949 - 1958 (divorced)
Trivia
He has an uncredited cameo in The Howling (1981) as a bookstore customer looking at "Famous Monsters of Filmland" (a magazine he founded). The bookstore owner growls at him: "Hey! You gonna buy anything?".
Quotes
My wife used to say, "How can you let strangers into our home?" But what's the point of having a collection like this if you can't let people enjoy it? (on giving tours of their mansion, in an interview with the Associated Press on his 85th birthday)
Nickname
Mr. Science Fiction
