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Robert J. Serling

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Received numerous honors of his work throughout his career: Trans-World Airlines, seven awards, 1958–65, for aviation news reporting, Strebig-Dobben Memorial Award, 1960; special citations from Sherman Fairchild Foundation, 1963, Flight Safety Foundation, 1970, and Airline Pilots Association, 1970;
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in 1942. He "deplored the name Jerome" and swapped his first and middle names as a young man. He was the older brother of screenwriter and
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In 2008, was featured speaker at the 32nd annual Airliners International collectibles show and convention in Dallas, Texas.
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Aviation/Space Writers Association, James Trebig Memorial Award, 1964, special citation, 1967, award in fiction, 1966, for
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hired him as a technical consultant (for which he received on-screen credit) for the airplane sequences in the episode "
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Henry, Bonny (September 24, 2006). "Love of aviation led to seven-decade writing career". Associated Press Newswires.
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Collected commercial airline models (more than four hundred during his life) and material on aviation research.
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Birth of an Industry: A Nostalgic Collection of Airline Schedules for the Years 1929 to 1939 (in facsimile)
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He was a very devout conservative Republican, in contrast to his brother’s liberal Democratic stance.
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Member of the Society of Air Safety Investigators and the Aviation/Space Writers Association
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Loud and Clear: The Full Answer to Aviation's Vital Question – Are the Jets Really Safe?
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in 1960. He wrote at least eight novels and sixteen books of nonfiction. His novel
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Geni, Robert Jerome Serling (1918–2010), managed by Jennifer Serling, May 24, 2018
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The Only Way to Fly: The Story of Western Airlines, America's Senior Air Carrier
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From the Captain to the Colonel: An Informal History of Eastern Airlines
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Robert J. Serling dies at 92; one of the nation’s top aviation writers
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Steel Rails and Silver Wings: The Lindbergh Line to the Birth of TWA
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He had two children with his second wife, Priscilla Arone, a former
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Serling died of pancreatic cancer on May 6, 2010, at age 92 in
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are fantasy novels set in real life high-profile backdrops.
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Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary
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Maverick: The Story of Robert Six and Continental Airlines
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Character and Characters: The Spirit of Alaska Airlines
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Ceiling Unlimited: The Story of North Central Airlines
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Authored the short story "Ghost Writer" published in
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Legend and Legacy: The Story of Boeing and Its People
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The Probable Cause: The Truth About Air Travel Today
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Cortland, New York
Tucson
Arizona
Interlaken, New York
Non-fiction
historical fiction
aviation
The President's Plane Is Missing
Rod Serling
Cortland, New York
Binghamton
Antioch College
The Twilight Zone
Rod Serling
United Press International
The President's Plane Is Missing
Buddy Ebsen
Western Airlines
stewardess
Tucson, Arizona
Interlaken, New York
The President's Plane Is Missing
Frank Borman
list
prose
converting this article
Editing help
United Press International
Rod Serling
The Odyssey of Flight 33

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