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Philip Francis Nowlan
American novelist (1888–1940) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philip Francis Nowlan (/ˈnoʊlən/; November 13, 1888 – February 1, 1940) was an American science fiction writer, best known as the creator of Buck Rogers.[2]
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Biography
Nowlan was born on November 13, 1888. While attending the University of Pennsylvania, Nowlan was a member of The Mask and Wig Club, holding significant roles in the annual productions between 1907 and 1909. After attending the University of Pennsylvania he worked as a newspaper columnist. Nowlan was married to Theresa Junker, and they had ten children.[2]
He moved to the Philadelphia suburb of Bala Cynwyd and created and wrote the Buck Rogers comic strip, illustrated by Dick Calkins. He remained a writer on the strip until 1939. The comic strip ran from 1929-1967. Spin-offs included a radio-serial series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (sporadically aired from 1932-1947), a 1939 movie serial Buck Rogers, a brief 1950-51 television series, and a 1979-1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.[2]
Nowlan also wrote several other novellas for the science fiction magazines as well as the posthumously published mystery, The Girl from Nowhere. He died from a stroke at his home in Bala in 1940.[1]
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Works
- Armageddon 2419 A.D. (1928)
- The Girl from Nowhere (1928, ISBN 0-8095-0038-8 (Neuauflage von 2005)
- The Airlords of Han (1929)
- The Airlords of Han by Philip Francis Nowlan at Project Gutenberg on Project Gutenberg
- The Onslaught from Venus (1929)
- The Time Jumpers (1934)
- The Prince of Mars Returns (1940)
- Space Guards (1940)
- Wings Over Tomorrow: The Collected Science Fiction of Philip Francis Nowlan (2005, ISBN 0-8095-1095-2)[3]
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