Director

William Rotsler

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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 15

TMDB ID: 935859

IMDb ID: nm0197514

Known for: Directing

Born: July 3, 1926

Died: October 8, 1997

Age: 71

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: Yes

Career span: 1964 - 1985

Years active: 22

Wikidata: Q2404462

Also known as

Shannon Carse • Bill Rotsler • Philip Dakota

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Director (7)Still Photographer (3)Producer (2)Writer (2)Editor (1)

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Biography

William Rotsler was a man of many talents applied to an odd assortment of fields. In addition to his film work, he was an artist, a sculptor, an author,and a photographer--often of nudes. Within the science fiction world he is best known for his many cartoons, which he would often provide for free to SF fanzines. He was also involved in the design of the Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Award (and also provided some of the components). He was a four-time Hugo Award winner (1975, 1979, 1996, and 1997) for Best Fan Artist. In 1998 the Southern California Institute for Fan Interests created the William Rotsler Award in his honor; it is presented for lifetime achievements by SF fan artists.

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