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Born on December 25 in Syracuse, New York, Rod Serling (Rodman Edward Serling) (1924–1975) is quite possibly the best television genre screenwriter of our time. After attending Antioch College, he broke into writing by winning a national script contest sponsored by CBS Radio's Dr. Christian. He contributed to many of the great anthology series in the early fifties, including The U.S. Steel Hour, Studio One, Fireside Theatre, Lux Video Theatre, and Desilu Playhouse. But it was a script called "Patterns" that he wrote for Kraft Television Theatre, which aired once on January 12, 1955, and again on February 9, 1955, that was his first true success, winning him his first Emmy Award. He then became a writer for CBS's Playhouse 90, for whom he wrote "Forbidden Area," starring Charlton Heston, Vincent Price, Jackie Coogan, and Tab Hunter; then "Requiem for a Heavyweight," starring Jack Palance and Keenan Wynn, which was turned into both a feature film and a Broadway play; and "The Comedian," starring Mickey Rooney, the last two garnering him more Emmys. But Serling left Playhouse 90 in 1957 to create his most popular work, The Twilight Zone (1959–1965). Serling wrote 92 of the 156 episodes of The Twilight Zone and helped to launch many careers, such as those of Robert Redford, Dennis Hopper, and Burt Reynolds. After The Twilight Zone, Serling continued to write for television (Rod Serling's Night Gallery) and movies (Planet of the Apes, co-written with Michael Wilson). Rod Serling passed away on June 28, 1975, in Rochester, New York.
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