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]

Philip Francis Nowlan
Philip Francis Nowlan, as pictured in Science Wonder Stories, September 1929 (as "Frank Phillips")
Born	(1888-11-13)November 13, 1888 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 3, 1940(1940-02-03) (aged 51)[1] Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania,[2] U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Period	1928–1940
Genre	Science fiction
Subject	Buck Rogers
Notable works	Armageddon 2419 A.D.

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]

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]

See also

• List of Buck Rogers comic strips
• Buck Rogers: A Life in the Future
• Buck Rogers XXVC (TSR game series)

References

External links

• Works by or about Philip Francis Nowlan at Wikisource
• Works by Philip Francis Nowlan in eBook form at Standard Ebooks
• Works by Philip Francis Nowlan at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Philip Francis Nowlan at Internet Archive
• Works by Philip Francis Nowlan at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
• Philip Francis Nowlan at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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