William "Bill" Rotsler (July 3, 1926 - October 8, 1997) was an American author of several science fiction novels and short stories; television and film novelizations; and a number of non-fiction works on a variety of topics, ranging from Star Trek to pornography; a prominent member of science fiction fandom; and an artist and sculptor, primarily in metal, who contributed to the art at the entrance to the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters...
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William "Bill" Rotsler (July 3, 1926 - October 8, 1997) was an American author of several science fiction novels and short stories; television and film novelizations; and a number of non-fiction works on a variety of topics, ranging from Star Trek to pornography; a prominent member of science fiction fandom; and an artist and sculptor, primarily in metal, who contributed to the art at the entrance to the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters.
Rotsler's novels include Patron of the Arts (1974), To the Land of the Electric Angel (1976), Zandra (1978), and The Far Frontier (1980). He was also a sculptor (he located the fossils, crystals and stones for the Nebula Award trophies), and filmmaker, and contributed to the 1994 computer game Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb. He also directed several sexploitation movies for Harry Novak, including Mantis in Lace and Agony of Love.
He was known in science fiction fandom for his decades as a cartoonist and fan artist, winning five Hugo...
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