William F. Nolan

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William F. Nolan (2008)

William Francis Nolan (born March 6, 1928 in Kansas City , Missouri ; died July 15, 2021 ) was an American writer of science fiction , fantasy, and horror and author of biographies and books on motorsport. He was best known for the Logan series, the first volume of which, Logan's Run, was the template for the film Escape into the 23rd Century .

Life

William attended the Kansas City Art Institute briefly, but moved to California with his family when he was 19. In 1952, in Los Angeles, he joined a group of writers who would become leaders in the science fiction and horror genres, including Ray Bradbury , Richard Matheson and Robert Bloch . From 1962 he also wrote screenplays for film and television. In 1961 he was seen alongside the two science fiction authors Charles Beaumont and George Clayton Johnson in Roger Corman's White Terror (The Intruder) as a supporting actor.

Nolan was married once; at his death he had no family. He died of complications from an infection in July 2021 at the age of 93.

Awards

bibliography

The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first part.

Logan

  • 1 Logan's Run (1967, with George Clayton Johnson )
    • German: Escape to the 23rd Century. Translated by Ernst Heyda. Heyne SF&F # 3544, 1977, ISBN 3-453-30438-1 .
  • 2 Logan's World (1977)
  • 3 Logan's Search (1980)
  • William F. Nolan's Logan: A Trilogy (1986, collective edition of 1–3)
  • Logan's Mission (2017, short story)

Challis

  • Death Is For Losers (1968)
    • German: There were only three left. Translated by Günther Hehemann. Heyne detective novel # 1400, 1970.
  • The White Cad Cross-Up (1969)
    • English: Come to the execution shaved. Translated by Christiane Nogly. Heyne detective novel # 1424, 1970.
  • Bright on Wheels (1992)
  • The Brothers Challis (1996, collection)

Sam Space

  • 1 Space for Hire (1971)
    • German: The time agent. Translated by Jürgen Perkeo. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Paperback # 21086, 1976, ISBN 3-404-00526-0 .
  • 2 Look Out for Space (1985)
  • 3 3 for Space (1992, collection)
  • Sungrab (1980, short story)
  • Deadtrip (1991, short story)
  • Moonjob (1992, short story)
  • Bubblebeast (1997, short story)
  • The Adventure of the Martian Moons (1997, short story)
    • English: The adventure with the moons of Mars. In: Peter Haining (Ed.): Scheibenwahn. Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 9037), 1999, ISBN 3-453-15602-1 .
  • Timehop (2007, short story)
  • Seven For Space (2008, collection)

Kincaid Series (Stories)

  • Pirate's Moon (1987)
  • Broxa (1991, also as Demon ! , 2009)
  • The Winchester Horror (1998)
  • Kincaid: A Paranormal Casebook (2011, Collection)

Black Mask

  • The Black Mask Murders (1994)
  • The Marble Orchard (1996)
  • Sharks Never Sleep (1998)

Single novel

  • Helltracks (1991)

Collections

  • Impact-20 (1963)
  • Alien Horizons (1974)
  • Wonderworlds (1977)
  • Things Beyond Midnight (1984)
  • Night Shapes (1995)
  • Dark Universe: Stories 1951-2001 (2001)
    • English: Dark Universe - nightmares. Translated by Christian Jentzsch. Festa collector's editions, 2015.
  • Have You Seen the Wind? (2003)
  • Nightworlds (2004)
  • Wild Galaxy: Selected Science Fiction Stories (2005)
  • Ill Met by Moonlight (2005)
  • Nightshadows (2007)
  • Dark Dimensions (2010)
  • William F. Nolan: A Miscellany (2011, with Jason V Brock)
  • Like a Dead Man Walking (2014)
Short stories

If only the title and year are given for translations, the complete information can be found under collections .

  • The Immortal Ones: A Satire (1952)
  • The Joy of Living (1954)
    • German: family happiness. In: William F. Nolan (ed.): The others among us. Melzer, 1967.
  • The Ship (1955, with Charles E. Fritch)
  • The Beautiful Doll Caper (1956)
  • The Darendinger Build-Up (1956)
  • Of Time and Texas (1956)
  • Into the Lion's Den (1956)
  • The Martians and the Leadfoot (1957)
  • Small World (1957, also as The Small World of Lewis Stillman and The Underdweller )
    • German: In the underworld. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Pigeon (1957)
    • German: Taube. In: Isaac Asimov (ed.): Isaac Asimov presents 100 small, evil crime novels. Bastei Lübbe Paperback # 28133, 1985, ISBN 3-404-28133-0 .
  • Dutch (1958)
    • German: Dutch. In: Isaac Asimov (ed.): Isaac Asimov presents 100 small, nasty crime novels. Bastei Lübbe (Bastei Lübbe Paperback # 28133), 1985, ISBN 3-404-28133-0 .
  • Full Quota (1958)
  • And Miles to Go Before I Sleep (1958, also as But I Have Promises to Keep ... )
    • German: And miles to go before I sleep. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Lap of the Primitive (1958, also as Tildy )
  • Dark Encounter (1959)
  • The Amazon Kick (1959)
  • One of Those Days (1962)
  • Death Double (1963, also as: The Stuntman )
    • German: But understand that. Since we are both me -. In: Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander (eds.): Fireworks of the SF. Goldmann (Edition '84: The Positive Utopias # 8), 1984, ISBN 3-442-08408-3 .
  • The End with No Perhaps (1963)
  • The Girl Who Wasn't There (1963, with Forrest J. Ackerman , Tigrina, and Charles E. Fritch)
  • The Last Three Months (1963)
  • The Public Loves a Johnny (1963)
  • To Serve the Ship (1963, also as: Solution )
  • I'm Only Lonesome When I'm Lonely (1963)
    • German: Just alone do I feel lonely. In: Horror-expert # 12. Luther, Baden-Baden 1972.
  • Dig Me a Home (1963)
  • Nobody, That's Who (1963)
    • German: It was nobody. In: Isaac Asimov (ed.): Isaac Asimov presents 100 small, nasty crime novels. Bastei Lübbe Paperback # 28133, 1985, ISBN 3-404-28133-0 .
  • "Just Like Wild Bob" (1964)
  • Strippers Have to Die (1964)
  • The Fasterfaster Affair (1965, also as: Fasterfaster ! , also as Frank Anmar)
  • Happily Ever After (1965)
  • The Party (1967)
  • He Kilt It with a Stick (1968)
  • Papa's Planet (1968)
  • Jenny Among the Zeebs (1970, as Frank Anmar)
  • Toe to Tip, Tip to Toe, Pip-Pop as You Go (1970, also as: The Ellena Movement )
  • Gorf! Gorf! Gorf! (1971, also as: The Day the Gorf Took Over and as: Operation Gorf )
  • The Worlds of Monty Willson (1971)
  • Starblood (1972)
  • Kelly, Fredric Michael: 1928–1987 (1973, also as: Kelly, Fredric Michael (1928–1990) )
  • Violation (1973, also as: Lawbreaker )
    • German: transgression. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • The Mating of Thirdburt (1974, also as: Pairups, Inc. )
  • Coincidence (1974)
    • German: Coincidence. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Full of, Mostly, Bagels and Cream Cheese (1974, also as: Gibbler's Ghost )
  • Promises to Keep: A Science Fiction Drama (1974)
  • Dead Call (1976)
    • German: Call of a dead person. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Dark Winner (1976)
  • The Grackel Question (1978)
  • Saturday's Shadow (1979)
    • German: Saturday shadows. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • A Real Nice Guy (1980)
  • The Partnership (1980)
    • German: The partnership. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • The Pool (1981)
  • The Train (1981, also as: Lonely Train a 'Comin' )
    • German: Lonely Train A'Coming. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Death Decision (1981)
  • The Small World of Lewis Stillman: A Teleplay (1981)
  • Fair Trade (1982)
  • The Zurich Solution (1982)
  • Something Nasty (1983)
  • Of Time and Kathy Benedict (1984)
  • The Dandelion Chronicles (1984)
  • Trust Not a Man (1984)
  • The Party (teleplay) (1984)
  • Ceremony (1985)
    • German: ceremony. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • The Halloween Man (1986)
  • The Nighthawk Rides (1986)
  • The Final Stone (1986)
  • My Name Is Dolly (1987)
    • German: My name is Dolly. In: Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling (ed.): The new book of fantasy. Bastei Lübbe (Bastei Lübbe Paperback # 28191), 1990, ISBN 3-404-28191-8 .
  • Pirate's Moon (1987)
  • The Yard (1987)
    • German: The scrapyard. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • The Cure (1988)
    • German: The cure. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Die, clown, die! (1988)
  • The Sky Gypsy (1988)
  • On 42nd St. (1989)
  • Major Prevue Here Tonight (1989)
    • German: Big preview tonight. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Stoner (1989)
    • German: Stoner. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Daddy's Girl (1989)
  • Gobble, Gobble! (1990)
  • Ships in the Night (1990)
  • Triptych (1990)
  • Babe's Laughter (1991)
  • Blood Sky (1991)
  • Broxa (1991)
  • Hellhunt (1991)
  • Him, Her, Them (1991)
  • The Visions (1991)
  • Getting Dead (1991)
  • Brothers in Crime (1992)
  • The Visit (1992)
    • German: The visit. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Hi mom! (1992)
  • From a Narrow House (1992)
  • On Harper's Road (1993)
  • Special Treat (1993)
  • Bright on Wheels (1993)
  • A Centennial Visitor (1994)
  • At Diamond Lake (1994)
    • German: At Diamond Lake. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Fyodor's Law (1994)
  • The Giant Man (1994)
    • German: The giant man. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • The Francis File (1994)
  • An Act of Violence (1995)
  • Vampire Dollars (1995)
  • Vympyre (1995)
  • Boyfriend (1995, also as Boyfren )
    • German: Freunt. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Mama's Boy (1996)
  • The Ex (1996)
  • The Logan Fragments (excerpt) (1996)
  • Two from the Pack (1996)
  • A Good Day (1997)
    • German: a good day. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Horror at Winchester House (1998)
  • The Horror at Winchester House (1998)
  • The Winchester Horror (1998)
  • I'll Get Away with It (1998)
  • Lone Star Traveler (1999)
  • Silk and Fire (1999)
  • Freak (2000)
  • Heart's Blood (2000)
    • German: Herzblut. In: Dark Universe - Nightmares. 2015.
  • Once Upon a Time (2000)
  • In Real Life (2001)
  • How Do I Know You're Real? (2002)
  • Behind the Curtain (2003)
  • Killing Charlie (2003)
  • Listening to Billy (2003)
  • The Night Dillinger Didn't Die (2005)
  • Ripper! (2005)
  • DePompa (2005)
    • German: DePompa. In: Del Howison, Jeff Gelb (ed.): Dark Delicacies: Delicacies of Evil. Festa (Festa Horror TB # 1525), 2009, ISBN 978-3-86552-087-6 .
  • Just Call Me Dash (2005)
  • KC Nostalgia (2005)
  • The Clown's Daughter (2005)
  • Dark Return (2006)
  • On Becoming Immortal (2006)
  • Poetic Justice (2006)
  • The Tragic Narrative of Arthur Bedford Addison (2006, based on Edgar Allan Poe)
  • Scotch on the Rocks (2006)
  • With the Good Samaritan (2006)
  • Mommy, Daddy, and Mollie (2006)
  • An Unlucky Encounter (2007)
  • Hopping for Abe (2007)
  • Wolf Song (2007)
  • At the 24-Hour (2007)
  • The Man Who Stalked Hyde (2007)
  • The Alien (2007)
  • Space for Hire: A Screenplay (2008)
  • Space: A Film Treatment (2008)
  • To Be with Amy (2008)
  • Stabbed by Rob (2008)
  • Zachry Revisited (2009)
  • Free Dirt: A Teleplay (2009, based on Charles Beaumont)
  • The Perfect Nanny (2009)
  • Getting Along Just Fine (2009)
  • A Woods Encounter (2010)
  • The Pelican's Brother (2010)
  • What Love Is This? (2010)
  • Child's Care (2010)
  • Descent (2010)
  • The Death of Sherlock Holmes (2010)
  • Dread Voyage (2011)
  • A Lot Like the Joker (2012)
  • Just One of the Gang (2012)
  • Ashland (2013)
  • Excerpts from the Notebooks of William F. Nolan (2013)
  • Exchange (2013, with Jason V Brock)
  • Flight to Legend (2013)
  • Like a Dead Man Walking (2013)
  • Millikin's Machine (2013)
  • My Girl Name is Elly (2013)
  • The Beach (2013, with Jason V Brock)
  • The Blood Countess (2013)
  • The End: A Final Dialogue (2013)
  • The Recluse (2013)
  • The Horror That Et My Pap — and Other Swamp Stuff (2013)
  • The Undying (2013)
  • A New Man (2014)
  • The Joy of Living (teleplay) (2014)
  • Dark Waters (2015)
  • Afterlife (2015, with Jason V Brock and Sunni K Brock)
  • Dysfunctional (2016)
  • Among the Tigers (2016)
  • Jazz Kill (2016)
  • Year of the Mouse (2016)
  • Carnivorous (2017)
  • Another Tonight? (2018)

Non-fiction

  • Ray Bradbury Review (1952)
  • Omnibus of Speed: An Introduction to the World of Motor Sport (1958, with Charles Beaumont )
  • Barney Oldfield (1961)
  • Phil Hill : Yankee Champion (1962)
  • John Huston : King Rebel (1965)
  • Dashiell Hammett : A Casebook (1969)
  • Steve McQueen : Star on Wheels (1972)
  • Hemingway: Last Days of the Lion (1974)
  • The Ray Bradbury Companion (1975)
  • Hammett: A Life at the Edge (1983)
    • German: Dashiell Hammett. Translated by Uta Benz-Lindenau. Ullstein TB # 6531, 1985, ISBN 3-548-36531-0 .
  • McQueen (1984)
  • Max Brand - Western Giant: The Life and Times of Frederick Schiller Faust (1985)
  • The Black Mask Boys (1985)
  • The Work of Charles Beaumont: An Annotated Bibliography (1986)
  • How to Write Horror Fiction (1990)
  • Let's Get Creative: Writing Fiction That Sells! (2006)
  • Nolan On Bradbury: Sixty Years of Writing about the Master of Science Fiction (2013)

Filmography

script

  • 1974: The Story of Gun Kelly (Melvin Purvis G-Man)
  • 1974: The Turn of the Screw
  • 1975: The Kansas City Massacre
  • 1975: Air Pirates (Sky Heist)
  • 1976: Country House of Dead Souls (Burnt Offerings)
  • 1985: The Horror of London Bridge (Bridge Across Time)
  • 1986: Trilogy of Terror

template

As an actor

literature

Web links

Commons : William F. Nolan  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b William F. Nolan 1928-2021 , obituary by Jason V. Brock from July 18, 2021 in File 770
  2. ↑ Prolific author William F. Nolan lured to Vancouver by an unlikely friendship , article by Mary Ann Albright from August 18, 2010 in The Columbian , accessed June 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Glenn Erickson: DVD Savant, Wildside Press LLC, 2004, p. 153 [1]
personal data
SURNAME Nolan, William F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nolan, William Francis (full name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Kansas City , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH July 15, 2021