Rod Serling

Rod Serling (1924-1975) is best known for his role as writer and star of "The Twilight Zone," a science fiction serial the likes of which no one had ever seen. "The Twilight Zone" ran for five years during the 1960s and '70s. Serling's work is considered to be revolutionary and well done even if the television studios had to be co-airs to take on the project. The result of Serling's work is a legendary series that has never been matched in either content or quality.

Rod Serling was born on Christmas Day 1924 to Samuel Serling, a wholesale meat salesman, and Esther Cooper Serling. The Serlings had one other son, Bob, who was born seven years previous. The Serlings moved to Binghamton, New York shortly after Rod's birth. Although Bob and Rod were seven years apart, the two were very close and spent a great deal of...