Philip Francis Nowlan
American science fiction writer who created Buck Rogers
- Lived
- 1888–1940
Updated September 2026
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About Philip Francis Nowlan
Philip Francis Nowlan was an American science fiction writer, best known as the creator of Buck Rogers.
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