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Philip Francis Nowlan was born on 13 November 1888 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a writer, known for Buck Rogers, Buck Rogers (1939) and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979). He was married to Theresa Nowlan. He died on 1 February 1940 in Bala, Pennsylvania, USA.

Created the character Buck Rogers in the novella &quot;Armageddon 2419 A.D.&quot;, which appeared in the August 1928 edition of &quot;Amazing Stories&quot;.

Created and wrote the Buck Rogers comic strip with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0130071/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Dick Calkins</a>.

Attended the University of Pennsylvania and worked as a newspaper columnist.

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