Rod Serling
Milestones
- Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, USA
- Birthday: December 25, 1924
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1976
Last writing for TV included the ABC medical anthology drama pilot, "Oath: The Sad and Lonely Sundays"
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1969
Hosted the syndicated game show, "The Liar's Club"
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1966
Wrote first TV-movie, "The Doomsday Flight", for NBC
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1958
First credit as screenwriter, "Saddle the Wind"
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1956
First teleplay adapted for film, "The Rack"
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1948 to 1949
Worked as manager of Antioch College's radio station
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Created and hosted the NBC horror and fantasy anthology series, "Night Gallery/Rod Serling's Night Gallery"
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Created the CBS Western series, "The Loner"
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Created the short-lived ABC drama series, "The New People"
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Created, executive produced, hosted and often wrote for the CBS horror and fantasy anthology series, "Twilight Zone"
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Earliest TV writing experience, creating episodes of the anthology drama programs, "Kraft Television Theater" and "Studio One"
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Served as paratrooper in Pacific, WWII
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Wrote for the CBS adventure series, "Appointment with Adventure"
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Wrote for the CBS suspense anthology series, "Pursuit"
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Wrote for the syndicated anthology series, "Matinee Theater"
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