Robert J. Serling

Novelist, Author

1918 – 2010

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Who was Robert J. Serling?

Robert Jerome Serling was an American novelist and aviation writer. Born in Cortland, New York, Serling graduated from Antioch College. He became full-time aviation editor for United Press International in 1960. His novel The President's Plane Is Missing was made into a 1973 made-for-TV film starring Buddy Ebsen. He was the older brother of screenwriter and The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. He received the 1988 Lauren D. Lyman Award "for distinguished achievement in the field of aviation and aerospace journalism." He died of heart failure on May 6, 2010 at age 92.

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Born
Mar 28, 1918
Cortland
Also known as
  • Robert Serling
  • Jerome Robert Serling
  • Robert Jerome Serling
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Antioch College
Died
May 6, 2010
Tucson

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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