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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
Rod Serling (1924-1975) is considered one of the stalwarts of television's so-called Golden Age (roughly 1951-1957), along with Paddy Chayevsky, Reginald Rose and Tad Mosel. He wrote scripts for such prestigious drama programs as Studio One and Kraft Television Theatre in the days when the industry was based in New York City, and he won three Emmys. He became the chief writer, producer and then the on-screen MC for The 7Yvilight Zone, which ran for five seasons until it was canceled by a management made uncomfortable by Serling's propensity for tackling controversial subjects. (The show has become a classic in syndication.) Serling subsequently wrote scripts for two less successful series, The Loner and Night Gallery, and made commercials. A Marymount Manhattan College professor of creative writing, Sander has done a fine job of reconstructing Serling's life without the cooperation of his widow, but Sander is perhaps too generous in his assessment of Serling's contributions to literature, if not to popular culture. Photos not seen by PW (Nov.)
Library Journal
Rod Serling authorized only one person to pen his biography. However, the TV legend's anointed protege, Mark Olshaker, was so distraught over Serling's death in 1975 that he eventually turned the project over to Sander. Using these files and numerous interviews with Serling intimates, Sander has fashioned a vivid and fascinating portrait of this complex innovator from television's Golden Age. While not skimping on his analysis of Serling's famed masterpiece The Twilight Zone (1959-65), he also gives in-depth examinations of the making of such early TV classics as Requiem for a Heavyweight and Patterns . The five-time Emmy Award-winner's life is examined in detail. While always giving the pioneering TV writer/producer his due, Sander does not shirk from any of Serling's blemishes, including his eventual embrace of the crass commercialism in television that he initially opposed so vehemently. This excellent book is an essential purchase for public and academic libraries.--David M. Turkalo, Social Law Lib., Boston
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780452270381
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 1/1/1994
  • Pages: 304
  • Product dimensions: 7.00 (w) x 5.00 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Prologue 1
1 Binghamton (1924-35) 9
2 Radio Land (1936-41) 25
3 The Purple Testament (1941-45) 34
4 Yellow Springs (1946-48) 51
5 WLW-AM in Cincinnati (1949-52) 65
6 The Tension and the Glory (1953-54) 79
7 Patterns (1955-56) 98
8 The Big Green (1957) 118
9 The Velvet Alley (1958) 132
10 Entering the Zone (1959) 142
11 Acme (1960) 157
12 Icon (1961) 172
13 Slow Fade to Black (1962-64) 185
14 The Loner (1964-69) 198
15 Zero Hour (1969-75) 210
Epilogue 221
Appendix A: Videography 225
Appendix B: Filmography 249
Appendix C: Awards 253
Notes 255
Bibliography 269
Index 276
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