Who is Rod Serling?

Rod Serling was born on December 25, 1924 in New York. In 1946, he volunteered at WNYC as an actor and writer and later, worked at the same station as a paid intern. He was first time credited for his work as a writer for the radio program, ‘Dr. Christian’. His first nationally broadcast piece was released in 1949 for Grand Central Station, title, ‘Hop Off the Express and Grab a Local’ and in the following year his career as a professional writer began with WLW radio in Ohio. From 1950-51, ‘Adventure Express’ was aired weekly on the WLW radio. It was a radio drama about a young girl and a boy travelling with their uncle, experiencing new adventures. The greatest works of Serling’s writing career are, ‘Patterns (1954)’—a program that made him famous, ‘Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)’—a show that again validated his caliber and ‘Night Gallery (1970)’, which earned him an award for writing. Serling was the winner of 6 Emmys in various categories like, ‘Patterns’, ‘Requiem for a Heavyweight’, ‘The Comedian’, ‘Twilight Zone’, etc. He also won prestigious awards like, Writers Guild of America Award, Golden Globe, Edgar Allan Poe Award, etc.

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