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15 October 1953 (USA)
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The 28 Year Old Rod Serling
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(Series Cast Summary - 21 of 59) | Valerie Cossart | ... | Amy Lind / ... (7 episodes, 1953-1954) |
| Harry Townes | ... | Bob Cratchit / ... (5 episodes, 1953-1955) |
 | Mildred Dunnock | ... | Innkeeper's Wife (5 episodes, 1954-1955) |
 | Carmen Mathews | (4 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
 | Nancy Marchand | ... | Charlotte / ... (4 episodes, 1954) |
 | Edward Binns | (3 episodes, 1953-1955) | |
 | Una O'Connor | (3 episodes, 1953-1954) | |
| Leueen MacGrath | ... | Anne (3 episodes, 1953-1955) |
| John Baragrey | (3 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
| Sally Chamberlin | (3 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
| June Dayton | (3 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
 | Tom Helmore | (3 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
| Jerome Kilty | ... | Mr. Peabody (3 episodes, 1954-1955) |
| Murray Matheson | (3 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
 | Roddy McDowall | (3 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
| Claudia Morgan | ... | Eustasia / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1955) |
| Gaby Rodgers | (3 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
| Polly Rowles | (3 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
| Nydia Westman | (3 episodes, 1954-1955) | |
 | Joseph Wiseman | ... | Death (3 episodes, 1954-1955) |
| Anthony Ross | ... | Narrator / ... (3 episodes, 1954) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Maury Holland | (1 episode, 1953) | ||
| Fred Carney | (1 episode, 1954) | ||
| George Roy Hill | (1 episode, 1954) | ||
| Roy Boulting | (1 episode, 1956) | ||
| William A. Graham | (1 episode, 1956) | ||
| Fielder Cook | (unknown episodes) | ||
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| O. Henry | (2 episodes, 1953-1956) | |
| Dale Wasserman | (2 episodes, 1954-1956) | |
| Sinclair Lewis | (2 episodes, 1954) | |
| Nelson Bond | (unknown episodes) | |
| Frank D. Gilroy | (unknown episodes) | |
| Hal Hackady | (unknown episodes) | |
| Patricia Joudry | (unknown episodes) | |
| Will Lorin | (unknown episodes) | |
| George Lowther | (unknown episodes) | |
| Peggy Phillips | (unknown episodes) | |
| Rod Serling | (unknown episodes) | |
| R.C. Sherriff | (unknown episodes) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| George Lowther | .... | executive producer (50 episodes, 1953-1954) | |
Series Original Music by | |||
| Wladimir Selinsky | (2 episodes, 1954-1955) | ||
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| James Trittipo | (1 episode, 1954) | ||
Series Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Imero Fiorentino | .... | lighting director (unknown episodes) | |
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- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1953-1955) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
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"Kraft Television Theatre" - USA (original title)
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The 28 year old Rod Serling made his screen writing debut for this television series on the 8th April 1953 in an episode titled 'Next of Kin'. He also wrote 'A Long Time Till Dawn' on November 11th 1953 which starred James Dean before he was immortalized on the big screen.