Met his wife Wendayne Wahrman (1912-1990), when she worked as a clerk in the book section of the May Company in Los Angeles. It was her first job upon arriving from Germany.
Noted for his large collection of science-fiction memorabilia.
Owns a large collection of SF/horror books and film memorabilia. For information about visits see his web site. (1998)
Proposed an animated film of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings", but Tolkien rejected the submitted storyline in 1958.
Received a special Hugo award as a Fan Personality in 1953.
The Forrest J Ackerman Estate Auction was held April 30-May 1, 2009 and organized by Profiles In History.
The ring Boris Karloff uses in The Mummy (1932) has been in the possession of Forrest J. Ackerman for many decades (he wears it).
Wife Wendayne died of kidney failure in 1990, after refusing to have any more dialysis treatment.
Wife Wendayne suffered a terrible head injury as a result of a 'smash and grab' in Naples, Italy, while she and Forrest were sitting in their car.