William Francis Nolan (born March 6, 1928) is an American author, who is best known for writing 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. He is twice winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America. 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 .
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" (2009) with stories from fellow writers, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, George Clayton Johnson, John Shirley, Dan O'Bannon, and several newer writers.
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 Bandini (1957) - Short story
Omnibus of Speed (1958) - Anthology
Adventure on Wheels (1959) - John Fitch autobiography
Barney Oldfield (1961) - Biography
Phil Hill: 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
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 Oliver stories
Down the Long Night (2000)
Offbeat (2002) - Collection of Richard Matheson stories
Ships in the Night: And Other Stories (2003) - Collection of Sci-fi, Western etc.
Other biographies
John Huston: King Rebel (1965)
Sinners and Supermen (1965) - Collection
Hemingway: 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 Run (1976)
Burnt Offerings (1976)
Television
Brain Wave (1959) - One Step Beyond
Vanishing Act (1959) - Dead or Alive
Black Belt (1960) - Dead or Alive
The Joy of Living (1971) - Norman Corwin 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) - Darkroom
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