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  1. Apr 2, 2014 · (1924-1975) Who Was Rod Serling? In 1955, Rod Serling won his first Emmy, for writing the TV business drama Patterns. In 1959, he turned to the sci-fi fantasy genre, with The Twilight Zone....

  2. 1 day ago · Uncredited. FILE - Writer Rod Serling holds the Emmy for best writing of a drama series for his work on "The Twilight Zone," at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on May 16, 1961.

  3. 19 hours ago · There's a reason Rod Serling is considered one of scripted television's most daring and incisive storytellers and much of it comes from his experiences in WWII. The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning creator of The Twilight Zone spent three years as a paratrooper during WWII. He was awarded a Bronze Star for his bravery and a Purple Heart for ...

  4. For the show's host and writer, Rod Serling, World War II was a trauma he would re-imagine often. Serling, born 100 years ago this December, served in the 11th Airborne Division in the Philippines ...

  5. 1 day ago · Rod Serling enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduating high school. He trained to be a paratrooper and was assigned to the 11th Airborne Division’s 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment. There’s a reason Rod Serling is considered one of scripted television’s most daring and incisive storytellers and much of it comes from his experiences in WWII.

  6. Mini Bio. 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 ...

  7. Rodman Edward Serling. December 25, 1924—June 28, 1975. An American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his surreal anthology TV series, The Twilight Zone. He won six Emmy awards, for for dramas and two for Twilight Zone—more than any other writer.

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