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Rodman Edward Serling, in my opinion one of the most
brilliant men of our time, was born in Syracuse, New York,
on December 25, 1924, to a wholesale meat dealer, and
grew up in Binghamton. By his own account, he had no
early literary ambitions, though from an early age, he and
his older brother, Robert, immersed themselves in movies
and in shows like Astounding Stories and Weird Tales.
Rod was best known from the intro where he was seen
wearing a suit and most often dangling a cigarette, which
was unfortunately the cause of his untimely demise.

"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to
man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as
infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow,
between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit
of man's fears, and the summit of his knowledge. This is the
dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call... THE
TWILIGHT ZONE," Serlings masterpiece would not come
until later in......

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