WRITER

Rod Serling

1924 - 1975

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Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rod Serling is the 5,014th most popular writer (down from 4,724th in 2019), the 7,602nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,417th in 2019) and the 571st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Rod Serling ranks 5,014 out of 7,302. Before him are Archpoet, Mikalojus Daukša, León Felipe, Ælfric of Eynsham, Isabel Briggs Myers, and Dmitry Furmanov. After him are Jan Kasprowicz, Jean Cayrol, Jean Aicard, Edmund Wilson, Manuel Bandeira, and Albert Samain.

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Among people born in 1924, Rod Serling ranks 363. Before him are Boris Vasilyev, Kenny Dorham, Li Li-hua, Kihachi Okamoto, Antonio Creus, and Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi. After him are Gunnar Johansson, Lia van Leer, Ingemar Johansson, Susanna Amatuni, Ranasinghe Premadasa, and Yulia Drunina. Among people deceased in 1975, Rod Serling ranks 197. Before him are Paul Peter Meouchi, May Sutton, Paul Montel, Valeri Popenchenko, Carl O. Sauer, and Boris Babochkin. After him are Roberto Cortés, Masanori Yusa, Antonio Vojak, Tinoco, Ali Sastroamidjojo, and Nicolas Rossolimo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rod Serling ranks 7,604 out of 20,380. Before him are Gregory La Cava (1892), Harry Porter (1882), Robert Parrish (1916), Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), and Alice Kober (1906). After him are Janis Paige (1922), Francis Spellman (1889), Ruby Bridges (1954), Daniel J. Boorstin (1914), Forest Ray Moulton (1872), and Regis Philbin (1931).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Rod Serling ranks 571. Before him are Robert Lowell (1917), Jack Finney (1911), Robert B. Parker (1932), William Dean Howells (1837), John O'Hara (1905), and Isabel Briggs Myers (1897). After him are Edmund Wilson (1895), Louella Parsons (1881), Frank Norris (1870), George Washington Williams (1849), Rita Mae Brown (1944), and Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902).

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