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Rod Serling Memorial Foundation
Binghamton, New York, U.S.A.
  "No one could know Serling, or view or read his work, without recognizing his deep affection for humanity ... and his
determination to enlarge our horizons by giving us a better understanding of ourselves."   —Gene Roddenberry
1984 Tribiute to Rod Serling at the Museum of Broadcasting, NY City

The Museum of Broadcasting was at
1 East 53d Street in New York City.
Speak Your Mind [ ]

  "Everybody has to have a hometown, Binghamton's mine. When I dig back through memory... I get one particularly distinctive feeling ...of warmth, comfort and well-being."
Rod Serling Conference at Ithaca College
Proceedings: 2006, 2008, 2009
Earl Hamner, Jr. dies at 92.
Writer of eight classic Twilight Zone episodes,
including "The Hunt," and creator of The Waltons.
New York Times obituary
George Clayton Johnson, 1929—2015
Author of early & seminal
Twilight Zone episodes

 Member of California Sorcerers
Twilight Zone writers

Remembrance from friend/editor Christopher Conlon

Jack Klugman honors Rod Serling in 1988
Jack Klugman, 1922—2012
NY Times:
Jack Klugman dies
   
Tony Albarella:
Meeting a Famous Everyman
Filmfax article on Jack Klugman

Jack Klugman honors Rod Serling in 1988
Klugman helps dedicate
Rod's Hollywood star, 1988

Richard Matheson, 1926—2013

Richard Matheson and son
Southern California Sorcerers pillar
NPR obit includes videos of movies and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"
Matheson discusses his Twilight Zone scripts on YouTube
 Author and son share a
1980s magazine cover
Don Keefer, memorable in "It's a Good Life," dies at 98.
John Tomerlin, member of the California Sorcerers,
writer of "Number 12 Looks Just Like You"
and other TV series episodes and SF novels, dies at 84.
Podcasts, news and more at Twilight Zone Network
Visit the Twilight Zone Cafe message board
Anne Serling's book

Anne Serling's excellent
book is out!

As I Knew Him:
My Dad, Rod Serling

Read an Excerpt
RodSerlingBooks.com aims to republish out-of-print works,
and new work in the genre and spirit of Rod's work.
Eileen Haley, an RSMF founder and board member for many years, passed away September 29. God bless you, Eileen.
RSMF at Robercon 2016
RSMF at Robercon 2016 - SEPT 24 in Binghamton
Meet the 2016 Winners of The Serling Award, given by the Foundation to artists honoring Rod's legacy.
The 2016 Serling Award
RSMF member Chris Conlon and artist Joe Bucciano honor Night Gallery with an impressive, ongoing collaboration of art and fiction.
More on the coming interactive Twilight Zone:
The original series is featured.
Rod's "existential westerm" series The Loner is out on DVD! RSMF Board member and Loner fan Tony Albarella wrote a review of the release. At last: episodes with watchable video!
The new anthology Another Dimension offers macabre, mysterious, and just-plain-strange tales—online and on paper. In the 1st issue: 22 scary, thought-provoking stories, essays on Rod Serling and George Clayton Johnson, and an introduction by our own Tony Albarella. Look for it September 1, 2016 at Amazon.com and other locations listed at anotherdimensionmag.com.
Rod Serling Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Congratulations to the 2016 winner Connor Carangelo!
Connor will go to Sierra College in the Fall.
Jonathan Napolitano's documentary "The Carousel" about Courtland Hull's artwork and the restoration of Rod's beloved childhood inspiration, at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival
Fantastic animated 1963 interview of Rod Serling
Newest Twilight Zone reboot will be online and interactive.
Rolling Stone magazine interviews Alex Lifeson of the band Rush—includes talk about their song "The Twilight Zone" on their 2112 album, and his admiration for Rod Serling.
The Twilight Zone Vortex, a blog by Jordan Prejean and Brian Durant, interviews novelist, poet, and RSMF member Chris Conlon, who chronicled the Southern California Sorcerers, writers of many TZ episodes.
Remember that Kickstarter campaign to make a documentary about the Binghamton carousel? Watch the trailer! Then support a new campaign to market the film.
Martin Grams, Jr.'s The Radio Career of Rod Serling
Stephen Colbert's hilarious tribute to the Twilight Zone

Excellent essay on the singular success of Twilight Zone

UNKNOWN SERLING: An Episodic History
is a painstakingly researched, well-written and respectful look at Rod Serling and his legacy.
The first portion is out as an e-book:
The Bradbury, Kennedy, Pentagon and WWII stories.

Excellent, inexpensive, and available at Amazon;
for their Kindle reader, or for the free
Kindle reader app on IOS and Android.

Radio interview of author Amy Boyle Johnston

David Rose's DVD Shelf Movie Reviews podcast reviews the 1983 Twilight Zone Movie, including what led up to it and how the tragedy during filming affected its very nature. Respectful, fun and informative!

Lakita Edwards's wonderful article on how Rod Serling and others contributed to her education features artwork by RSMF founding member Bob Keller.

Binghamton TV Station WSKG takes over
Rod Serling Video Film Festival

Channel Rod Serling on Twitter!
just read, or tweet your own episode pitch...
NEW YEAR'S EVE
New York Times on the SyFy TZ Marathons
NYE Dinner & TZ in New Jersey (sold out but COOL!)

RSMF board member and editor Tony Albarella calls it his "nightcap to the As Timeless as Infinity series" — we call The Best of Rod Serling's Twilight Zone Scripts ten masterworks!

Requiem for Rod Serling:
Nice article about the recurring and intertwining
Twilight Zone themes of boxing, men, robots.

Jon Stewart does 40 funny seconds of Rod Serling,
ending an 8+ minute feature mocking New York's panicky reaction to Ebola. Starts at 7:45 in the playback.

A Halloween treat! Tour Binghamton's haunts, enjoy its magnificent 19th Century architecture, and hear how Rod's ghost may frequent his beloved Recreation Park.

Now this is ART! Ed Montalvo burns TZ scenes into
found wood. View the art, and artist commentary.

Washington State ecology project promotes
the interest that it shares with Rod Serling.
Breakthroughradio.com's article on
Binghamton homages to Rod Serling
FOUND! 1957 audio recording of Sean Connery as Mountain McClintock in Requiem for a Heavyweight stage play
University of Cincinnati Professor shows historic trove of scripts from Rod's early Fifties career at WKRC-TV
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