William F. Nolan

William F. Nolan was born this day (March 6) in 1928.  Best known as the coauthor of Logan’s Run, Nolan is, AFAIK, the last living member of what became known as the California School or California Group.  Other members included but were not limited to Ray Bradbury, Charles Beaumont, Charles E. Fritch, Richard Matheson, and Nolan’s collaborator on Logan’s Run, George Clayton Johnson.

I enjoyed Logan’s Run when I was a kid, and I’ve got the two sequels Nolan wrote somewhere around the house.  I’ve not read Johnson’s sequel.

But what i enjoy most about Nolan’s work are his short stories.  They tend to have a bite to them.  It’s been a while since I read any.  I’m going to try to work one in some time today if I can.  Just as soon as I finish the Henry S. Whitehead story I started yesterday.