Rod Serling's Grave - Interlaken, NY
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The grave of Rodman E. Serling is located in Lake View Cemetery, 3660 County Rd 150, Interlaken, NY.
Waymark Code: WM151ZQ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2021
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The gravesite of Rodman E. Serling is marked by a simple United States military issued granite marker which is inscribed:
RODMAN E. SERLING
TEC5 US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DEC 25 1924 JUNE 28, 1975
Rodman Edward Serling was born on December 25, 1924 in Syracuse, NY. He grew up in Binghamton, NY where his family moved in 1926 and graduated Binghamton Central High School in 1943. He then joined the army serving in the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 11th Airborne Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II where he earned a Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, and the Philippine Liberation Medal.
His writing career began by writing contest winning radio scripts. In 1950, He became employed as a professional writer for radio station WLW radio in Cincinnati, OH. Thereafter, Serling began writing for television. The now classic science fiction television series, Twilight Zone, was created by Serling and premiered on CBS on October 2, 1959. The show has brought lasting fame to Serling due to both the innovative scripts and the embedded social message. The show ran for five years and 156 episodes, 92 of which were written by Serling. Later he wrote a television movie, A Carol for Another Christmas, and created a Gothic horror series which focused the occult, Night Gallery, which ran from 1969 to 1973 and for which he was major contributor of scripts.
Serling suffered a heart attack and died on June 28, 1975 at age 50 in Rochester, NY. He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Interlaken, NY.
The cemetery is open during daylight hours.