William Francis Nolan (March 6, 1928 – July 15, 2021) was an American author who wrote hundreds of stories in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and crime fiction genres. Career Nolan became involved in science-fiction fandom in the 1950s, and published several fanzines, including Ray Bradbury Review. During this time, Nolan befriended several science-fiction and fantasy writers, including Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont and Ray Russell. Nolan became a professional author in 1956. Nolan is best known for coauthoring the novel Logan's Run, with George Clayton Johnson, but wrote literally hundreds of pieces, from poetry to nonfiction, to prose, for many publications, such as Sports Illustrated, Rogue, Playboy, Dark Discoveries, Nameless Digest, and others. Nolan wrote several mystery novels, including the "Challis" series. He also had a long career in the movie industry, primarily working for Dan Curtis, and co-wrote the screenplay for the 1976 horror
William Francis Nolan (6 de marzo de 1928 – 15 de julio de 2021) fue un escritor estadounidense que escribió cientos de historias en los géneros de ciencia ficción, fantasía, horror y ficción criminal. Carrera Nolan se involucró en el fandom de ciencia ficción en la década de 1950, y publicó varios fanzines, incluyendo Ray Bradbury Review. Durante este tiempo, Nolan se amistó con varios escritores de ciencia ficción y fantasía, incluyendo Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont y Ray Russell. Nolan se convirtió en un autor profesional en 1956. Nolan es más conocido por coautorizar la novela Logan's Run, con George Clayton Johnson, pero escribió literalmente cientos de piezas, de poesía a no ficción, a prosa, para muchas publicaciones, como Sports Illustrated, Rogue, Play, Darkboy Discoveries, Nameless Digest, y otros. Nolan escribió varios misterios, incluyendo la serie "Challis".