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• The William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series

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  Biography is the most intimate approach to history and the most entertaining. UMW’s Great Lives lecture series reveals how extraordinary people--some born to privilege and power, others from modest backgrounds--shaped art, literature, science,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• As I Knew Him

  My Dad, Rod Serling

  Serling, Anne

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  Serling presents a touching memoir of her father. Also available as an eBook through the streaming service hoopla with your library card.

• Dimensions Behind the Twilight Zone

  a Backstage Tribute to Television's Groundbreaking Series

  Stanyard, Stewart, 1962-

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  Using interviews and images, this book provides a behind-the-scenes look at The Twilight Zone series.

• An Early Run-In With Censors Led Rod Serling to 'The Twilight Zone' | Smithsonian

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  This 2019 article by Jackie Mansky for the Smithsonian magazine website describes the difficulties he had with censors on trying to bring the Emmett Till tragedy to TV.

• "(Edward) Rod(man) Serling," Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2003. Gale In Context: Biography.

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  This biographical essay describes the life and works of Rod Serling. You will need your library card to access Gale in Context: Biography database. To sign up for a card, go to librarypoint.org/card.

• Night Gallery. The Complete First Season

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  This set contains the first season of the anthology show hosted by Serling.

• Serling

  the Rise and Twilight of Television's Last Angry Man

  Sander, Gordon F.

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  Sander interviewed more than 200 people to write this book describing the life and work of Rod Serling.

• Rod Serling Memorial Foundation

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  This organization is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Serling. Contains articles, photos, and more.

• The Twilight Zone

  Essential Episodes

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  The Twilight Zone originally aired from 1959 to 1964 on television. This set contains the essential episodes, such as “Time Enough at Last,” “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” and more.