Ailing

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Long-time fan, collector, writer, and anthologist Forrest J Ackerman is critically ill and is not expected to recover. He is at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Hollywood (Sunset Blvd. at Vermont), in Building H, Room 474A, which is in I.C.U. Actress Julie Sands, in a letter forwarded by Bev Vincent of Cemetery Dance magazine, writes

It was very disquieting to discover not many of Forry's friends have visited and he is very lonely. He is paralyzed except for the ability to move his head, his speech is very sparse, but he is cognizant. In fact he let me know even at his age he was able to see my cleavage very well--lol. He cannot receive flowers, but letters, visits (even by non-family members--he really has no family), phone calls and cards are appreciated.
As you know Forry has touched many of us in the entertainment industry and the creative arts. I know I would not be doing a movie as a horror vixen w/Robert Englund had it not been for Forry--I would have stuck to things like Shakespeare (oh Forry, what did you do??? ;) )

(from Locus)