I also had only occasional contact with Forry over the years I've been involved in Fandom. I think I may have seen him on Bob Wilkins' show a number of times. And it was nice to see him crop up as an extra in movies from time to time.
What I remember is that he was always welcoming to new fans. Some other old fharts just hang out with their other old fhart friends. But Forry would talk to anybody--sometimes for hours.
The tv special (available on DVD) called "The Sci-Fi Boys" which is about the crop of sf/fantasy film-makers who came up in the 1970s--people like John Landis, Peter Jackson, Lucas, Spielberg, and others of the same kidney--turns out to be an extended tribute to Forry and "Famous Monsters" and Ray Harryhausen. Almost all of them credit Harryhausen's movies and "Famous Monsters" for them taking up film as a career.
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Date: 2008-12-06 02:29 pm (UTC)What I remember is that he was always welcoming to new fans. Some other old fharts just hang out with their other old fhart friends. But Forry would talk to anybody--sometimes for hours.
The tv special (available on DVD) called "The Sci-Fi Boys" which is about the crop of sf/fantasy film-makers who came up in the 1970s--people like John Landis, Peter Jackson, Lucas, Spielberg, and others of the same kidney--turns out to be an extended tribute to Forry and "Famous Monsters" and Ray Harryhausen. Almost all of them credit Harryhausen's movies and "Famous Monsters" for them taking up film as a career.