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Rodman
Edward Serling was born in Syracuse, NY, on Dec 25, 1924, and
grew up in Binghamton. Rod enlisted in the U.S. Army 11th
Airborne Paratroopers Division, was in combat in the
Philippines and wounded by shrapnel. He enrolled at Antioch
College and majored in Language and Literature. He sold his
first television script, "Grady Everett for the
People." Rod married Carolyn Louise Kramer in 1948, and
they moved to Cincinnati, where he became a staff writer for
WLW radio. From 1951 to 1955, more than 70 of his TV scripts
were produced, gaining both critical and public acclaim.
Success came in 1955 with "Patterns," deemed a
creative triumph and winner of the first of Serling's six Emmy
awards. He went to work on screenplays for MGM and as a writer
for Playhouse 90. Rod then created The Twilight Zone - 156
episodes, 92 written by Serling, aired on CBS over the next
five years. He continued to write for film and television,
including Rod Serling's Night Gallery. He returned to Antioch
College as a professor and lectured at college campuses. Rod
Serling died on June 28, 1975 in Rochester, NY, of
complications arising from a coronary bypass operation. ARTICLES |
