Philip Francis Nolan Best known as the creator of Buck Rogers .
| Philip Francis Nolan | |
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 Philip Francis Nolan (under the name Frank Philips). Drawing in Science Wonder Stories , September 1929 | |
| Date of Birth | 1888 |
| Place of Birth | Philadelphia , PA |
| Date of death | February 1, 1940 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia , PA |
| Citizenship |  |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Years of creativity | 1928-1940 |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Language of Works | English |
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Career
As a student at the University of Pennsylvania , he was a member of the Mask and Wig club and played important roles in annual productions from 1907 to 1909. After graduation, he worked as a columnist in a newspaper. After his marriage, he moved to Bala Sinweid , a suburb of Philadelphia. Here he came up with his most famous hero - Buck Rogers, releasing two novels about his adventures and establishing a series of comics in collaboration with illustrator Dick Colkins . As a comic book author, Nolan worked until 1939.
Nolan was also the author of other works of the science fiction genre, which were published in specialized magazines. After the death of Nolan in 1940, the detective The Girl from Nowhere was published.
Personal life
Philip Nolan married Theresa Junker. Ten children were born in the marriage: Philip, Mary, Helen, Louise, Teresa, Mike, Larry, Pat, John and Joe.
Bibliography
- Armageddon 2419 AD (1928)
- The Girl from Nowhere (1928)
- The Airlords of Han (1929)
- The Onslaught from Venus (1929)
- The Time Jumpers (1934)
- The Prince of Mars Returns (1940)
- Space Guards (1940)
Notes
- ↑ Philip Francis Nowlan - Summary Bibliography . isfdb.org.
Links
- Philip Francis Nowlan on the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- The work of Philip Nolan in the project "Gutenberg"
- Nolan, Philip Francis on the Internet Movie Database