Rod Serling Add to My Celebs Age 50 (passed away Jun. 28th, 1975) Birthday Dec. 25th, 1924 Born in Syracuse, New York, USA Height 5' 4"

Rod Serling's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Twilight Zone (1959) Narrator Night Gallery Host The Match Game Rod Serling Ichabod and Me Eugene Holl… Fractured Flickers Rod Serling Hollywood Talent Scouts Rod Serling

Main Movie Roles 1983 - Twilight Zone: The Movie 1974 - Phantom of the Paradise

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

A former boxer, paratrooper and general all-around angry young man, Rod Serling was one of the radical new voices that made the "Golden Age" of television. Long before "The Twilight Zone" (1959), he was known for writing such high-quality scripts as "Patterns" and "Requiem for a Heavyweight," both later turned into films (Patterns (1956) and Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)). Even "The Twilight Zone" (1959) featured forays into controversial grounds like racism, Cold War paranoia and the horrors of war. His maverick attitude eventually drove him from regular network television.


TRIVIA:

• He usually dictated his scripts into a tape recorder and had his secretary type them up.
• In 1975, Serling had two severe heart attacks before entering Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester for heart bypass surgery. He had a third heart attack during the operation and died the following day, at the age of 50.
• Helen Foley, his schoolteacher, encouraged him in his writing and he always believed he owed his success to her. A teacher in _Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)_ (qv) was named Helen Foley in her honor.
• Outspoken supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
• Interred at Interlaken Cemetery, Interlaken, New York, USA.
• Started writing during World War II while recuperating from his injuries.
• Host of the syndicated radio show "The Zero Hour" (1973-1974).
• Appears on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp, issued 11 August 2009, in the Early TV Memories issue honoring _"The Twilight Zone" (1959)_ (qv).

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