tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334391172024-02-28T06:20:40.138-05:00Rod Serling TriviaThe genius behind The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Planet Of The Apes, countless other movies and TV shows and winner of six Emmy Awards and three Hugo Awards.
But...... Did You Know These Interesting Facts About Rod Serling?GCWShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431217638847736451noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33439117.post-1156706242148604462000-10-31T15:16:00.000-05:002015-05-02T03:04:31.734-04:00Rod Serling Trivia<div class="tr_bq" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">He Was A Seasoned WWII Veteran And Was Awarded The Purple Heart</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Joined the United States Army on January 16th, 1943</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Was a paratrooper and served in the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Pacific theater </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Was disappointed at being sent to the Pacific [Being Jewish, he wanted to fight the Germans instead]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Was wounded by a Japanese anti-aircraft artillery weapon while on the ground </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Experienced ghastly and bizarre incidents during combat </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Removed thousands of pounds of dynamite from elaborate underground tunnels constructed by the Japanese</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Saw his best friend decapitated by a food crate dropped by a U.S. re-supply plane</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Shot and killed a Japanese soldier who was standing on third base in a baseball stadium</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The incident occurred at the Rizal Baseball Stadium in Manila, Philippines</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Manila was the 2nd worst city (behind Warsaw, Poland) in all of WWII for civilian mortality <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Returned home from active duty January 13th, 1946 with the following decorations </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Purple Heart</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Asiatic Pacific Theater Medal [w/battle star]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Philippines Liberation Medal [w/battle star]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">American Campaign Medal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">National Defense Medal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Overseas Service Bar </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">After WWII, he tested experimental parachutes for the U.S. Army at $500 per jump! </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">He Has Been Hailed As The Most Honored And Prolific Writer In The History Of Television</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">(6) Emmy's (1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961 and 1964)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">(3) Hugo Awards (1960, 1961, and 1962)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">(2) Sylvania Awards (1955 and 1956)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">(2) Christopher Awards (1956 and 1971)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award (1957)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Golden Globe Award (1963)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement (1976)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Television-Radio Writers' Award (1989)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Writers Guild Of America Awards (2001)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Look Magazine Television Award</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Harcourt-Brace Award</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Many Famous And 'Soon-To-Be' Famous Actors And Actresses Appeared On The Twilight Zone</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Dennis Hopper, Burt Reynolds, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan, George Takei, Anne Francis, Robert Duvall, Carol Burnett, Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorhead, Dick York, Jack Klugman, Burgess Merideth, Cliff Robertson, Jack Warden, Jonathan Winters, Martin Landau, Ed Wynn, Martin Balsam, Telly Savalas, Claude Akins, Roddy McDowall, James Coburn, Art Carney, Robert Cummings, Don Rickles, Peter Falk, Cloris Leachman, Donald Pleasance, Albert Salmi, Mickey Rooney, Ted Knight, Rod Taylor, Buddy Ebsen, Inger Stevens, Dennis Weaver, Buster Keaton, and Robert Redford, just to name a few......Whew!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">He Was Very Active In Several TV Shows And Movies After The Twilight Zone Series</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">He appeared in several TV shows including:</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Ichabod And Me [Guest appearance aired on 03/20/1962]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Match Game [Guest Star - 05/25-29/1964, 06/10-14/1963, 09/02-06/1963 & 01/13-17/1964]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Jack Benny Program [Cameo appearance in a Twilight Zone Sketch aired on 01/15/1963]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In [Cameo appearances]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Episode #22 aired on 11/11/1968</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Episode #73 aired on 10/26/1970</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Episode #79 aired on 12/07/1970</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Narrator For Several TV Documentaries</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">In Search of Ancient Mysteries</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">UFOs: Past, Present, and Future</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">In Search of Ancient Astronauts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Outer Space Connection</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">UFOs: It Has Begun</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Unexplained</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Deadly Fathoms</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Exiles</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Rod Serling's Liars Club [Host from 01/01/1969 to 06/01/1969]</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"> <i><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0b66Jjqg2M" target="_blank"><u>A partial episode from 1969 is on YouTube</u></a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0b66Jjqg2M" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: red;">here</span></u></a></b></i></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Ironside [Episode:<i> "Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Murder" </i>aired on 02/03/1972] </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Guest appearance character was Thyros, the magic shop owner<b><i> </i></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The episode has been removed from YouTube but if you ever find it</span><span style="font-size: large;">, Rod Serling appears at 14:47</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">He Wrote Several Movie Scripts And Screenplays, Some Of Which Include:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Patterns (TV show aired on 1/12/1955)</span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Serling's first Emmy</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and was instrumental in launching his career</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The first television show to ever be broadcast a second time due to popularity </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Requiem For A Heavyweight (TV show aired on 10/11/1956) </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Serling's second Emmy</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Serling also received five additional awards for 'Requiem':</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award (First writer to ever win this award)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Sylvania Award</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Writers Guild of America Award</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Television-Radio Writers Annual Award</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Harcourt-Brace Award </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Comedian (TV show aired on 2/14/1957) </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Serling's third Emmy </b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Twilight Zone (TV series aired from 1959 through 1964) </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Serling wrote 92 of The Twilight Zone's 156 episodes</span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Serling's fourth Emmy</span><span style="font-size: large;"> (1960) and </span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Serling's fifth Emmy</span><span style="font-size: large;"> (1961)</span><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Nominated for an Emmy</span><span style="font-size: large;"> (1962) </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">It's Mental Work (TV show aired on 11/20/63) </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Serling's sixth Emmy </b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">A Storm in Summer </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Serling was </span><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic;">nominated for an Emmy in 1970</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Serling was </span><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic;">nominated for an Emmy again in 2001</span><span style="font-size: large;">, 26 years after his death!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Serling won the Writers Guild of America Award for this script in 2001 </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Climax! </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Serling was </span><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic;">nominated for an Emmy in 1956</span><span style="font-size: large;"> for this script </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">A Town Has Turned To Dust </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Serling was </span><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic;">nominated for an Emmy in 1959</span><span style="font-size: large;"> for this script </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Seven Days In May </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Nominated for the 1965 Writers Guild Association Award </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Assault On A Queen </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Frank Sinatra was the star of this movie and hired Serling to write the script </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Rod Serling's Night Gallery </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">2 Shows nominated for an Emmy in 1971</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">At 19 years old, Steven Spielberg's directing debut was "Eyes", an episode in the TV pilot for Night Gallery </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Time Element (TV show aired on 11/24/58) </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">One of Serling's first science fiction teleplays which helped pitch The Twilight Zone to CBS executives </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Planet Of The Apes (Movie - co-written with Michael Wilson)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Velvet Alley (TV show aired on 1/22/1959)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Rank and File (TV show aired on 5/28/1959)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Enemy Within</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Man</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Doomsday Flight</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">In The Presence Of Mine Enemies</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Carol For Another Christmas</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Certain Honorable Men</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">End Of The Road</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">For All Time</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Incident In An Alley</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Saddle The Wind</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Rack</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Loner</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Yellow Canary</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Time Travelers</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For More Reading:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling</span><span style="font-size: large;"> by Anne Serling<span style="font-size: large;"> - </span>New York, Citadel Trade, 2013 - ISBN# </span><span style="font-size: large;">0-806-53615-2</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">SERLING: The Rise And Twilight Of Television's Last Angry Man</span><span style="font-size: large;"> by Gordon F. Sander<span style="font-size: large;"> - </span>New York, Dutton, 1992 - ISBN# 0-525-93550-9</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">ROD SERLING: The Dreams And Nightmares Of Life In The Twilight Zone</span><span style="font-size: large;"> by Joel Engel - Chicago, Contemporary Books, 1989 - ISBN# 0-8092-4538-8</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">THE TWILIGHT ZONE COMPANION</span><span style="font-size: large;">
by Marc Scott Zicree - Hollywood, Silman-James Press, 1992 - ISBN#
1-879505-09-6 and New York, Bantam Books, 1982 - ISBN# 0-553-01416-1</span></li>
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