Locus Online is reporting that William F. Nolan (1928-2021) passed away on July 15. He was 93.
Nolan is probably best remembered as the author of Logan’s Run, co-written with George Clayton Johnson, and several sequels, written solo. Nolan was primarily a short story writer. He was a member of the California school. While he might not have received the critical acclaim other members of the group did, such as Ray Bradbury and Richard Matheson, he was able to produce a body of work that was quite consistent in quality. I’ve always enjoyed his work and bought any book with his name on it. I’ll raise a glass in his memory tonight.
Rest well, sir. You showed us that life is only getting started at the age of 30.
A favorite author of mine, too. He also had a semi-respectable career writing for television and the movies. HIs stuff for Dan Curtis was pretty entertaining. I liked their pilot, “The Norliss Tapes”, a riff on “The Night Stalker” for NBC, before Curtis got “The Night Stalker” greenlit for its series run in 1974.