The horror enthusiast and the originator of the term “Sci-Fi” Forrest J Ackerman, who passed away in December, left a treasure trove of memorabilia, some of which his estate will be auctioning in April 2009.
Among the items in the collection are Bela Lugosi’s Dracula ring (valued at $20,000-$30,000), Lugosi’s costume from the Raven ($15,000-$20,000), a signed first edition of Dracula by Bram Stoker and Lugosi ($6,000-$8,000), as well as Fritz Lang’s monocle from when he was directing Metropolis ($3,000-$5,000).
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February 5th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
I was at Forry’s last auction some years back. It was set up primarily to scare some big-name collectors into arranging a way to keep the collection together after he passed. Apparently, that never happened.
I can’t believe Forry wasn’t buried with Bela’s ring on – he wore it everywhere.