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American screenwriter (1924–1975)

Also known as: Edwin Rodman Serling, Rodman Edward Serling, Serling, Род Серлинг, رود سيرلينج, ロッド・サーリング

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Known works

Prentice Hall Literature--Bronze
Dead of Night (1983)
Stories from the Twilight Zone (1964)
Asimov's Ghosts / Asimov's Monsters [24 stories]
As timeless as infinity (2004)