Allan R. Folsom nació el 9 de diciembre de 1941 en Orlando, Florida, Estados Unidos. Murió el 16 de mayo de 2014 en Santa Bárbara, California, Estados Unidos.
Educated at Boston College, he worked for David Wolper, wrote a few screenplays and short stories before the publishing rights for the hardcover and paperback editions for his "The Day After Tomorrow" were sold for the very big sum of 2$ millions.
