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| − | [[Rod Serling]] (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, television producer, and narrator best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction anthology 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 anti-war politics. | + | [[File:Rod_Serling.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Rod Serling featured on the album cover of "We're Only In It For The Money".]] |
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| + | [[File:The_Twilight_Zone.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Possibly the original photograph of Serling used for the album cover.]] | ||
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| + | '''Rod Serling''' (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, television producer, and narrator best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction anthology 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 anti-war politics. | ||
Serling can also be seen on the cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'', on the left of the [[Statue Of Liberty]]'s arm. | Serling can also be seen on the cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'', on the left of the [[Statue Of Liberty]]'s arm. | ||
| + | <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/We%27re_Only_In_It_For_The_Money_Cover.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[[wikipedia:Rod Serling|Wikipedia article on Rod Serling]] | *[[wikipedia:Rod Serling|Wikipedia article on Rod Serling]] | ||
*[[The Twilight Zone]] | *[[The Twilight Zone]] | ||
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[[Category:We're Only In It For the Money (The List)|Serling, Rod]] | [[Category:We're Only In It For the Money (The List)|Serling, Rod]] | ||
[[Category:TV Presenters|Serling, Rod]] | [[Category:TV Presenters|Serling, Rod]] | ||
[[Category:Writers|Serling, Rod]] | [[Category:Writers|Serling, Rod]] | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 25 August 2014
Rod Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, television producer, and narrator best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction anthology 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 anti-war politics.
Serling can also be seen on the cover of We're Only In It For The Money, on the left of the Statue Of Liberty's arm. [1]
