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William F. Nolan is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 6 march 1928 at Kansas City (USA)

William F. Nolan

William F. Nolan
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Birth name William Francis Nolan
Nationality USA
Birth 6 march 1928 (96 years) at Kansas City (USA)

William Francis Nolan, né le 6 mars 1928 à Kansas City au Missouri, est un scénariste, romancier et poète américain, auteur de science-fiction, roman policier, roman fantastique et fantasy. Il est surtout connu pour la série romanesque de science-fiction L'Âge de cristal, dont il a tiré le scénario du film homonyme.

Biography

Né dans une famille catholique irlandaise, il fait ses études au Missouri et a un premier emploi comme dessinateur de cartes de souhaits. Il déménage avec ses parents en Californie dans les années 1940. Il devient inspecteur en aviation, puis travaille dans les bureaux de diverses firmes avant de rencontrer Charles Beaumont qui le persuade de se lancer dans l’écriture. Ami de Ray Bradbury, né également au Missouri, il a la chance de publier des nouvelles de science-fiction et des fictions policières dans divers pulps à grands tirages. Il s’installe à Los Angeles en 1953 et, avec Beaumont, Bradbury et Richard Matheson, est l’un des membres du Southern California Group qui exerce une influence sur la littérature fantastique et de science-fiction américaine des années 1950.

En 1967, avec son roman L'Âge de cristal : Quand ton cristal mourra, écrit en collaboration avec George Clayton Johnson, il atteint la célébrité. En 1976, il signe le scénario de son adaptation cinématographique, réalisée par Michael Anderson. Il rédige la même année le scénario de Trauma, un film américain de Dan Curtis. Il donne également des scripts pour la télévision.

Biographe des écrivains Ray Bradbury, Max Brand, Dashiell Hammett et Ernest Hemingway, il a aussi publié des ouvrages sur des célébrités du cinéma (John Huston, Steve McQueen) et divers essais et ouvrages sur la littérature policière.

Usually with

Dan Curtis
Dan Curtis
(8 films)
Matt Clark
Matt Clark
(3 films)
John Karlen
John Karlen
(3 films)
Karen Black
Karen Black
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of William F. Nolan (11 films)

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Actor

The Intruder, 1h24
Directed by Roger Corman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about racism
Actors William Shatner, Frank Maxwell, Jeanne Cooper, Beverly Lunsford, Robert Emhardt, Leo Gordon
Roles Bart Carey
Rating75% 3.7918353.7918353.7918353.7918353.791835
The introduction to Cramer is a simple shot of him stepping off a bus, carrying only a light suitcase, with innate confidence, a confidence which remains with him. On an interpersonal level, starting with the first character Cramer meets, the audience sees he is a charmer, but it is soon revealed that the character uses this charm quite professionally, in furtherance of a hard, cunning political effort to incite Caxton's existing racial tension into violence. At the same time, Cramer seeks personal pleasure with every interaction. Cramer's racist, incendiary politics are thereby proven inseparable from his pleasure.

Scriptwriter

Trilogy of Terror II, 1h30
Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Actors Lysette Anthony, Geraint Wyn Davies, Matt Clark, Geoffrey Lewis, Blake Heron, Alex Carter
Roles Writer
Rating55% 2.796842.796842.796842.796842.79684
Des amants tuent le mari âgé de la femme et tentent de voler un objet de valeur dans sa tombe et vont être confrontés à l'horreur.
Terror at London Bridge
Directed by E.W. Swackhamer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors David Hasselhoff, Stepfanie Kramer, Adrienne Barbeau, Randolph Mantooth, Clu Gulager, Kenneth C. Swofford
Roles Writer
Rating49% 2.463762.463762.463762.463762.46376
London Bridge, London, England, 1888. Jack the Ripper dies in the Thames river.
Logan's Run, 2h
Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcett, Peter Ustinov
Roles Novel
Rating67% 3.398433.398433.398433.398433.39843
In the year 2274, the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed domed city, a utopia run by a computer that takes care of all aspects of their life, including reproduction. The citizens live a hedonistic life but, to maintain the city, everyone must undergo the ritual of "Carrousel" [sic] when they reach the age of 30. There, they are vaporized and ostensibly "renewed". To track this, they are implanted at birth with a "life-clock" crystal in the palm of their hand that changes color as they approach their "Last Day." Most residents accept this promise of rebirth, but those who do not are known as "Runners" and "Sandmen" are assigned to pursue and terminate them.
Burnt Offerings, 1h56
Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Bette Davis, Lee Montgomery, Anthony James, Eileen Heckart
Rating64% 3.200563.200563.200563.200563.20056
The Rolf family takes a summer-long vacation at a large, shabby neo-classical 19th-century mansion in the California countryside. The family consists of Marian (Karen Black), her husband Ben (Oliver Reed), their twelve-year-old son Davey (Lee H. Montgomery), and Ben's elderly Aunt Elizabeth (Bette Davis). The owners of the house are the Allardyce siblings, Arnold and Roz (Burgess Meredith and Eileen Heckart); there is also a caretaker called Walker. The Allardyces inform the Rolfs of a particularly odd requirement for their rental: their mother will continue to live in her upstairs room, and the Rolfs are to provide her with meals during their stay. The siblings explain that the old woman is obsessed with privacy and will not interact with them, so meals are to be left outside her door. Marian eagerly accepts this task, having already succumbed to the allure of the ornate house and its period decor. She becomes obsessed with caring for the home, begins to dress as if she is from the Victorian age, and distances herself from her family. Of particular interest to her is a room near the bedroom of Mrs. Allardyce, which contains collections of framed portraits of people from different eras and a music box.
The Kansas City Massacre, 1h39
Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Dale Robertson, Bo Hopkins, Scott Brady, John Karlen, Matt Clark, Lynn Loring
Roles Teleplay
Rating59% 2.9996752.9996752.9996752.9996752.999675
Gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill several FBI agents and local police officers in the attempt. FBI agent Melvin Purvis puts together a special squad to track down and capture the men responsible.
Trilogy of Terror, 1h12
Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Actors Karen Black, Gregory Harrison, Robert Burton, George Gaynes, John Karlen, Jim Storm
Roles Teleplay
Rating64% 3.247013.247013.247013.247013.24701
Chad est un étudiant qui est obsédé par son professeur d'anglais, Julie Eldrich, qui s'avère être une psychopathe.
Melvin Purvis G-Man, 1h14
Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Dale Robertson, Harris Yulin, Eddie Quillan, Dick Sargent, Woodrow Parfrey, Steve Kanaly
Roles Teleplay
Rating60% 3.0055653.0055653.0055653.0055653.005565
Agent Melvin Purvis is placed in charge of running down notorious killer Machine Gun Kelly, and sets out to do just that.
The Turn of the Screw, 2h
Directed by Dan Curtis
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Lynn Redgrave, Kathryn Leigh Scott, John Barron, Megs Jenkins, Benedict Taylor
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.0053153.0053153.0053153.0053153.005315
An English governess is hired to take care of two adorable orphans, who turn out to be not exactly what they seem to be.
The Turn of the Screw
Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Actors Lynn Redgrave, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Megs Jenkins, John Barron, Benedict Taylor
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.0053153.0053153.0053153.0053153.005315
Une gouvernante anglaise va s'occuper de deux orphelins adorables mais très vite elle va comprendre que les enfants sont terrifiants.
The Norliss Tapes, 1h12
Directed by Dan Curtis
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Roy Thinnes, Don Porter, Angie Dickinson, Claude Akins, Michele Carey, Vonetta McGee
Roles Teleplay
Rating62% 3.1473553.1473553.1473553.1473553.147355
David Norliss envoie des enregistrements sur bande du roman fantastique qu'il écrit à son éditeur Sanford Evans. Ce dernier ne parvenant pas à joindre son ami se décide à écouter les enregistrements. Intrigué par l'histoire d'une femme, Ellen Sterns Cort, persuadée d'avoir rencontré son défunt mari James Raymond Cort, sculpteur réputé, revenir des morts, David se rend dans la ville côtière de Carmel. Il va découvrir que le mari, devenu vampire s’attelle à la création d'une statue en glaise représentant le démon Sargoth afin de lui donner l'immortalité.