Rod Serling
Rodman Edward Serling was an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen, and helped form television industry standards. He was known as the "angry young man" of Hollywood, clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues, including censorship, racism, and war.
Background
- Born in
- Syracuse
- Educated at
- Antioch CollegeBinghamton High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Philippine Liberation Medal🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame🏆 Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame🏆 Army Good Conduct Medal🏆 Purple Heart
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"...a medium best suited to illumine and dramatize the issues of the times has its product pressed into a mold, painted lily-white, and has its dramatic teeth yanked out one by one."
"I think the destiny of all men is not to sit in the rubble of their own making but to reach out for an ultimate perfection which is to be had. At the moment, it is a dream. But as of the moment we cla…"
"As I get older the urge to write gets less and less; I've pretty much spewed out everything I have to say, none of which has been particularly monumental; nothing that will stand the test of time. Goo…"
"How can you put out a meaningful drama when every fifteen minutes proceedings are interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits with toilet paper? No dramatic art form should be dictated and controlled by men…"
"I ask for your indulgence when I march out quotations. This is the double syndrome of men who write for a living and men who are over forty. The young smoke pot — we inhale from our Bartlett's."
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Timeline
1924
Born
Birth1975
Died
Death
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