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Rod Serling - Wikipedia. Rod Serling. Publicity photo of Serling, 1. Born. Rodman Edward Serling(1.

December 2. 5, 1. Syracuse, New York, U. S. Died. June 2. 8, 1. Rochester, New York. Resting place. Lake View Cemetery in Interlaken, New York. Occupation. Screenwriter, TV producer, narrator. Education. Bachelor of Arts in Literature.

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Alma mater. Antioch College. Period. 19. 54–1. Genre. Drama, speculative fiction, science fiction, horror fiction. Notable works. Patterns, Requiem for a Heavyweight, The Twilight Zone, Seven Days in May, Night Gallery, Planet of the Apes. Notable awards. Emmy, Hugo, Peabody, Golden Globe,Spouse. Carolyn Kramer (m. 1.

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Children. 2Relatives. Robert J. Serling (brother)Military career. Allegiance United States. Service/branch. United States Army.

Years of service. Rank. Technician fourth grade[1]Unit. Airborne Division. Parachute Infantry Regiment. Battles/wars. World War IIAwards.

Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal[2]Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling (December 2. June 2. 8, 1. 97. American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1. TV 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. Early life[edit]Serling was born on December 2. Syracuse, New York, to a Jewish family. He was the second of two sons born to Esther (née Cooper) and Samuel Lawrence Serling.[3] Serling's father had worked as a secretary and amateur inventor before having children, but took on his father- in- law's profession as a grocer to earn a steady income.[4] Sam Serling later became a butcher after the Great Depression forced the store to close.

Rod had an older brother, Robert J. Serling.[5] Their mother was a homemaker.[6]Serling spent most of his youth 7. Syracuse in the city of Binghamton after his family moved there in 1. His parents encouraged his talents as a performer. Sam Serling built a small stage in the basement, where Rod often put on plays (with or without neighborhood children).[7] His older brother, writer Robert, recalled that, at the age of six or seven, Rod entertained himself for hours by acting out dialogue from pulp magazines or movies he had seen. Rod often talked to people around him without waiting for their answers. On a two- hour- long trip from Binghamton to Syracuse, the rest of the family remained silent to see if Rod would notice their lack of participation.

He did not, talking nonstop through the entire car ride.[3]In elementary school, Serling was seen as the class clown and dismissed by many of his teachers as a lost cause.[8] However, his seventh- grade English teacher, Helen Foley, encouraged him to enter the school's public speaking extracurriculars.[9] He joined the debate team and was a speaker at his high school graduation. He began writing for the school newspaper, in which, according to the journalist Gordon Sander, he "established a reputation as a social activist".[9].

Serling as a senior in high school, 1. He was also interested in sports and excelled at tennis and table tennis. When he attempted to join the varsity football team, he was told he was too small at 5 ft 4 in (1. Serling was interested in radio and writing at an early age. He was an avid radio listener, especially interested in thrillers, fantasy, and horror shows.

Arch Oboler and Norman Corwin were two of his favorite writers.[1. He also "did some staff work at a Binghamton radio station .. He was accepted into college during his senior year of high school. However, the United States was involved in World War II at the time, and Serling decided to enlist rather than start college immediately after he graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1.

Military service[edit]As editor of his high school newspaper, Serling encouraged his fellow students to support the war effort. He wanted to leave school before graduation to join the fight, but his civics teacher talked him into graduating.

War is a temporary thing," Gus Youngstrom told him. It ends. An education doesn't. Watch Tactical Force Online Mic. Without your degree, where will you be after the war?"[1. Serling enlisted in the U.

S. Army the morning after high school graduation, following his brother Robert.[1. Serling began his military career in 1. Camp Toccoa, Georgia, under General Joseph May "Joe" Swing and Col. Orin D. "Hard Rock" Haugen[1. Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 1. Airborne Division.[6] He eventually reached the rank of Technician Fourth Grade (T/4) .[1. Over the next year of paratrooper training, Serling and others began boxing to vent aggression.

He competed as a flyweight and had 1. He was remembered for berserker style and for "getting his nose broken in his first bout and again in last bout."[1. He tried his hand at the Golden Gloves, with little success.[1.

On April 2. 5, 1. Serling received his orders and saw that he was being sent west to California.

He knew that he would be fighting against the Japanese rather than the Nazis. This disappointed him, because he had hoped to help fight Hitler.[1. On May 5, his division headed to the Pacific, landing in New Guinea, where it would be held in reserve for a few months. Troops of the 5. 11th Parachute Infantry Regiment evacuate a wounded soldier to an aid station at Manarawat on the island of Leyte, December 1.

In November 1. 94. Philippines. The 1. Airborne Division would not be used as paratroopers, however, but as light infantry during the Battle of Leyte. It helped mop up after the five divisions that had gone ashore earlier.[2.

For a variety of reasons, Serling was transferred to the 5. The Death Squad" for its high casualty rate. According to Sergeant Frank Lewis, leader of the demolitions squad, "He screwed up somewhere along the line. Apparently he got on someone's nerves."[2. Lewis also judged that Serling was not suited to be a field soldier: "he didn't have the wits or aggressiveness required for combat."[2. At one point, Lewis, Serling, and others were in a firefight, trapped in a foxhole.

As they waited for darkness, Lewis noticed that Serling had not reloaded any of his extra magazines. Serling sometimes went exploring on his own, against orders, and got lost.[2. Serling's time in Leyte shaped his writing and political views for the rest of his life. He saw death every day while in the Philippines, at the hands of his enemies and his allies, and through freak accidents such as that which killed another extroverted Jewish private, Melvin Levy. Levy was delivering a comic monologue for the platoon as it rested under a palm tree when a food crate was dropped from a plane above, decapitating him.

Serling led the funeral services for Levy and placed a Star of David over his grave.[2. Serling later set several of his scripts in the Philippines and used the unpredictability of death as a theme in much of his writing.[2. Serling returned from the successful mission in Leyte with two wounds, including one to his kneecap,[2. General Douglas Mac. Arthur deployed the paratroopers for their usual purpose on February 3, 1.

Colonel Haugen led the 5. Parachute Infantry Regiment as it landed on Tagaytay Ridge, met up with the 1. Glider Infantry Regiment and marched into Manila. It met minimal resistance until it reached the city, where Vice Admiral Sanji Iwabuchi had arranged his 1. During the next month, Serling's unit battled block by block for control of Manila.

When portions of the city were taken from Japanese control, local civilians sometimes showed their gratitude by throwing parties and hosting banquets. During one of these parties, Serling and his comrades were fired upon, resulting in many soldier and civilian deaths.