Rod had an older brother, novelist and aviation writer Robert J. : 15 Sam Serling later became a butcher after the Great Depression forced the store to close. Serling's father had worked as a secretary and amateur inventor before his children were born but took on his father-in-law's profession as a grocer to earn a steady income. He was the second of two sons born to Esther (née Cooper, 1893–1958), a homemaker, and Samuel Lawrence Serling (1892–1945).
Serling was born on December 25, 1924, in Syracuse, New York, to a Jewish family.
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. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen, and helped form television industry standards. Rodman Edward Serling (Decem– June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator/on-screen host, best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series The Twilight Zone.
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