William F. Nolan
Encyclopedia
William Francis Nolan is an American
author
, who wrote stories in the science fiction
, fantasy
and horror
genres. He is best known for coauthoring the novel Logan's Run
, with George Clayton Johnson
. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1976 horror film Burnt Offerings
which starred Karen Black
and Bette Davis
.
Nolan was born in Kansas City, Missouri
. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute
. He worked for Hallmark Cards, Inc.
before becoming an author.
Among his many awards, he was voted a Living Legend in Dark Fantasy by the International Horror Guild in 2002. During 2006, he was bestowed the honorary title of Author Emeritus
by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc.
In 2010, he received the Lifetime Achievement Stoker award from the Horror Writers Association (HWA)
.
Nolan has teamed up with Bluewater Productions
for a new comic book, "Logan's Run: LastDay", to be released in 2010. In addition, he will be developing comics based on "Dark Universe" and "Sam Space".
He has also co-edited an anthology with Jason V Brock
, "The Bleeding Edge" (2010) with stories from fellow writers, Ray Bradbury
, Richard Matheson
, George Clayton Johnson
, John Shirley
, Dan O'Bannon
, and several newer writers.
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author
Author
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, who wrote stories in the science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
and horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
genres. He is best known for coauthoring the novel Logan's Run
Logan's Run
Logan's Run is a novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, it depicts a dystopic ageist future society in which both population and the consumption of resources are maintained in equilibrium by requiring the death of everyone reaching a particular age...
, with George Clayton Johnson
George Clayton Johnson
George Clayton Johnson is an American science fiction writer most famous for co-writing the novel Logan's Run with William F. Nolan...
. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1976 horror film Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings (film)
Burnt Offerings is a 1976 horror film based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Robert Marasco. It is about a family who moves into a haunted house that rejuvenates itself with each injury and death that occurs inside of it...
which starred Karen Black
Karen Black
Karen Black is an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She is noted for appearing in such films as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Great Gatsby, Rhinoceros, The Day of the Locust, Nashville, Airport 1975, and Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot...
and Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional...
.
Nolan was born in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City Art Institute
The Kansas City Art Institute is a private, independent, four-year college of fine arts and design founded in 1885 in Kansas City, Missouri....
. He worked for Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Hallmark Cards
Hallmark Cards is a privately owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 by Joyce C. Hall, Hallmark is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. In 1985, the company was awarded the National Medal of Arts....
before becoming an author.
Among his many awards, he was voted a Living Legend in Dark Fantasy by the International Horror Guild in 2002. During 2006, he was bestowed the honorary title of Author Emeritus
Author Emeritus
Author Emeritus award is an honorary title bestowed by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. It was created "as a way to recognize and appreciate senior writers in the genres of science fiction and fantasy who have made significant contributions to our field but who are no longer...
by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc.
SFWA
SFWA may refer to:*Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America*Scottish Football Writers' Association...
In 2010, he received the Lifetime Achievement Stoker award from the Horror Writers Association (HWA)
Horror Writers Association
The Horror Writers Association is a worldwide non-profit organization of professional writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests of Horror and Dark Fantasy writers. It was formed in the 1980s with the help of many of the field's greats, including Joe Lansdale, Robert...
.
Nolan has teamed up with Bluewater Productions
Bluewater Productions
Bluewater Productions, Inc. is an independent production studio of comic books and graphic novels. Based in Vancouver, Washington, Bluewater publishes biographical comics, adaptations from films and original titles with self-created characters, most notably of publisher Darren G...
for a new comic book, "Logan's Run: LastDay", to be released in 2010. In addition, he will be developing comics based on "Dark Universe" and "Sam Space".
He has also co-edited an anthology with Jason V Brock
Jason V Brock
Jason V Brock, born March 1, 1970, is an American author, artist, editor and director. He is the CEO and co-founder of JaSunni Productions, LLC, whose documentary films include the controversial Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man , The AckerMonster Chronicles , and the...
, "The Bleeding Edge" (2010) with stories from fellow writers, Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man , Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th...
, Richard Matheson
Richard Matheson
Richard Burton Matheson is an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is perhaps best known as the author of What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return, A Stir of Echoes, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and I Am Legend, all of which have been...
, George Clayton Johnson
George Clayton Johnson
George Clayton Johnson is an American science fiction writer most famous for co-writing the novel Logan's Run with William F. Nolan...
, John Shirley
John Shirley
John Shirley is an American fantasist, author of noir fiction, and science-fiction writer. Shirley is a prolific writer of novels and short stories, TV scripts and screenplays who has published over 30 books and 10 collections...
, Dan O'Bannon
Dan O'Bannon
Daniel Thomas "Dan" O'Bannon was an American motion picture screenwriter, director and occasional actor, usually in the science fiction and horror genres.-Early life and career:...
, and several newer writers.
Personal life
Nolan lives in Vancouver, WA. He is a vegetarian and loves animals. He still writes new material and is active in projects and appearances. “I get excited about something,” he said, “and I want to write about it.”Movies
- The IntruderThe Intruder (1962 film)The Intruder is a 1962 American film directed by Roger Corman, after a novel by Charles Beaumont, starring William Shatner. Also called Shame in US release, and The Stranger in the UK release...
(1962) as villain "Bart Carey" - Charles Beaumont: The Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man (2010) as himself
- The Ackermonster Chronicles (2010) as himself
The Logan series
- Logan's RunLogan's RunLogan's Run is a novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, it depicts a dystopic ageist future society in which both population and the consumption of resources are maintained in equilibrium by requiring the death of everyone reaching a particular age...
(1967) - Novel (with George Clayton Johnson) - Logan's WorldLogan's WorldLogan's World is a science fiction novel by William F. Nolan. It is a sequel to Logan's Run , written by Nolan and George Clayton Johnson.-Plot:...
(1977) - Second Book in Logan Trilogy - Logan's Search (1980) - Last in Logan Trilogy
- Logan: A Trilogy (1986) - Collection
- Logan's Return (2001) - Novella, released as an e-bookE-bookAn electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital...
- Running With Logan (In Progress)
The Black Mask series
- The Black Mask Murders (1994) - Novel
- The Marble Orchard (1996) - Novel
- Sharks Never Sleep (1998) - Novel
The Sam Space series
- Space for Hire (1971) - Novel
- Look Out for Space (1985) - Novel
- 3 For Space (1992) - Collection
- Far Out (2004) - Collection
- Seven for Space (2008) - Collection
The Challis series
- Death Is For Losers (1968) - Novel
- The White Cad Cross-Up (1969) - Novel
- Helle on Wheels (1992) - Novella
- The Brothers Challis (1996) - Collection
The Kincaid series
- Pirate's Moon (1987) - Novella
- The Winchester Horror (1998) - Novella
- Demon! (2005) - Novella
- Kincaid: A Paranormal Casebook (2011) - Collection
On Max Brand
- Max Brand's Best Western Stories (1981) - Brand Collection
- Max Brand's Best Western Stories II (1985) - Brand Collection
- Max Brand: Western Giant (1986) - Anthology/Bibliography
- Max Brand's Best Western Stories III (1987) - Brand Collection
- Tales of the Wild West (1997) - Brand Collection
- More Tales of the Wild West (1999) - Brand Collection
- Masquerade (2005) - Brand Collection
- King of the Pulps (In progress) - Biography
On Dashiell Hammett
- Dashiell Hammett: A Casebook (1969) - Critical study
- Hammett: A Life at the Edge (1983) - Biography
- Dash (2004) - Stage play
On Ray Bradbury
- Ray Bradbury Review (1952) - Anthology
- The Ray Bradbury Index (1953) - Pamphlet
- The Ray Bradbury Companion (1975) - Biography/bibliography
- The Dandelion Chronicles (1984) - Pamphlet
- The Bradbury Chronicles (1991) - Anthology
Science fiction anthologies
- The Pseudo-People (1965)
- Man Against Tomorrow (1965)
- Il Meglio Della Fantascienza (1967)
- 3 To The Highest Power (1968) - Edited as well as contributed
- A Wilderness of Stars (1969)
- A Sea of Space (1970)
- The Future is Now (1971)
- The Human Equation: Four Science Fiction Novels of Tomorrow (1971)
- Science Fiction Origins (1980)
- The Bleeding Edge (2009) - Edited as well as contributed
Science fiction collections
- Alien Horizons (1974)
- Wonderworlds (1977)
- Wild Galaxy: Selected Science Fiction Stories (2005)
Bibliographies
- The Work of Charles BeaumontCharles BeaumontCharles Beaumont was a prolific American author of speculative fiction, including short stories in the horror and science fiction subgenres. He is remembered as a writer of classic Twilight Zone episodes, such as "The Howling Man", "Miniature", and "Printer's Devil", but also penned the...
(1986) - The Work of William F. Nolan (1988)
Verse
- The Mounties (1979) - Broadside
- Dark Encounters (1986) - Collection
- Have You Seen the Wind? (2003) - Collection, with prose
- Ill Met by Moonlight (2004) - Collection, with prose and artwork
Auto racing works
- Across the old man and into BandiniBandini AutomobiliBandini Automobili was an Italian automobile manufacturer operating between 1946 and 1992. It was named after its founder Ilario Bandini.Founded in 1946 in Bandini’s hometown Forlì, the first Bandini used a modified Fiat 1100 engine, the body was made from hand hammered aluminum and the chassis...
(1957) - Short story - Omnibus of Speed (1958) - Anthology
- Adventure on Wheels (1959) - John FitchJohn Fitch (driver)John Cooper Fitch is a racecar driver born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the first American to race automobiles successfully in Europe in the postwar era...
autobiography - Barney OldfieldBarney OldfieldBerna Eli "Barney" Oldfield was an automobile racer and pioneer. He was born on a farm on the outskirts of Wauseon, Ohio. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour on an oval...
(1961) - Biography - Phil HillPhil HillPhilip Toll Hill, Jr., was a United States automobile racer and the only American-born driver to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. Hill was described as a "thoughtful, gentle man" and once said, "I'm in the wrong business. I don't want to beat anybody, I don't want to be the big hero...
: Yankee Champion (1962) - Biography - Men of Thunder (1964) - Collection
- When Engines Roar (1964) - Anthology
- Steve McQueen: Star on Wheels (1972) - Biography
- Carnival of Speed (1973) - Collection
Horror works
- The Fiend in You (1962) - Anthology
- Things Beyond Midnight (1984) - Collection
- Urban Horrors (1990) - Anthology
- How to Write Horror Fiction (1990) - Reference
- Blood Sky (1991) - Chapbook
- Helltracks (1991) - Novel
- Night Shapes (1995) - Collection
- William F. Nolan's Dark Universe (2001) - Career collection
- Nightworlds (2004) - Collection
- The Bleeding Edge (2010) - Anthology, with Jason V BrockJason V BrockJason V Brock, born March 1, 1970, is an American author, artist, editor and director. He is the CEO and co-founder of JaSunni Productions, LLC, whose documentary films include the controversial Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man , The AckerMonster Chronicles , and the...
Miscellaneous works
- A Cross Section of Art in Science-Fantasy (1952) - Chapbook
- Image Power (1988) - Pamphlet
- Rio Renegades (1989) - Western novel
- California Sorcery (1999) - Mixed anthology
- Simpy An Ending (2002) - Pamphlet
- With Marlowe in L.A. (2003) - Pamphlet
Other collections
- Impact-20 (1963) - Mixed Short Stories
- The Edge of Forever (1971) - Collection of Chad OliverChad OliverSymmes Chadwick Oliver was an American science fiction and Western writer and chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin...
stories - Down the Long Night (2000)
- Offbeat (2002) - Collection of Richard MathesonRichard MathesonRichard Burton Matheson is an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is perhaps best known as the author of What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return, A Stir of Echoes, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and I Am Legend, all of which have been...
stories - Ships in the Night: And Other Stories (2003) - Collection of Sci-fi, Western etc.
Other biographies
- John HustonJohn HustonJohn Marcellus Huston was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He wrote most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics: The Maltese Falcon , The Treasure of the Sierra Madre , Key Largo , The Asphalt Jungle , The African Queen , Moulin Rouge...
: King Rebel (1965) - Sinners and Supermen (1965) - Collection
- HemingwayErnest HemingwayErnest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the...
: Last Days of the Lion (1974) - Chapbook - McQueen (1984)
- The Black Mask Boys (1985) - Collection/anthology
Screenplays
- Who Goes There? (aka THE THING) Screen Treatment (1978), written for Universal Studios (not produced), published by Rocket Ride Books in "Who Goes There?: The Novella That Formed The Basis of THE THING" (2009)
Motion pictures
- The Legend of Machine-Gun Kelly (1975)
- Logan's RunLogan's RunLogan's Run is a novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, it depicts a dystopic ageist future society in which both population and the consumption of resources are maintained in equilibrium by requiring the death of everyone reaching a particular age...
(1976) - Burnt Offerings (1976)
Television
- Brain Wave (1959) - One Step BeyondOne Step Beyond (TV series)One Step Beyond is an American television series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from 1959 to 1961 and remains syndicated to this day...
- Vanishing Act (1959) - Wanted: Dead or Alive
- Black Belt (1960) - Wanted: Dead or Alive
- The Joy of Living (1971) - Norman CorwinNorman CorwinNorman Lewis Corwin was an American writer, screenwriter, producer, essayist and teacher of journalism and writing...
Presents - The Norliss Tapes (1973) - NBC Movie of the Week
- The Turn of the Screw (1974) - ABC Miniseries
- Trilogy of Terror (Millicent and Therese; Julie) (1975) - ABC Movie of the Week
- Sky Heist (1975) - NBC Movie of the Week
- The Kansas City Massacre (1975) - ABC Movie of the Week
- Logan's Run (1977) - Pilot for CBS series
- First Loss (1981) - 240-Robert
- The Partnership (1981) - DarkroomDarkroom (TV series)Darkroom was an American television thriller series that aired on ABC from November 27, 1981 to January 15, 1982. It was an anthology horror/thriller series, similar in style to Rod Serling's Night Gallery. Each 60 minute episode featured two or more stories of varying length with a new story and...
- Terror at London Bridge (1985) - NBC Movie of the Week
- Trilogy of Terror II (The Graveyard Rats; He Who Kills) (1996) - USA Movie of the Week
- California Sorcery, a collection of stories edited by Nolan and William Schafer, ISBN 0-441-00808-9
External links
- http://www.tfaw.com/blog/2009/11/19/william-f-nolan-talks-logans-run-last-day/?qt=ea_WFNolanwiki1Interview with Nolan about the new Logan's Run: Last Day comics from Bluewater ProductionsBluewater ProductionsBluewater Productions, Inc. is an independent production studio of comic books and graphic novels. Based in Vancouver, Washington, Bluewater publishes biographical comics, adaptations from films and original titles with self-created characters, most notably of publisher Darren G...
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