Robert J. Serling
American writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Jerome Serling (born Jerome Robert Serling;[4] March 28, 1918 – May 6, 2010) was an American novelist and aviation writer.
Robert J. Serling | |
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Born | Jerome Robert Serling 28 March 1918 Cortland, New York, U.S. |
Died | 6 May 2010 92) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | (aged
Resting place | Lake View Cemetery Interlaken, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Novelist, writer |
Genre | Non-fiction, historical fiction, aviation stories |
Years active | 1945–2008[1] |
Notable works | The President's Plane Is Missing |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Rod Serling (brother) |
Born in Cortland, New York and raised in Binghamton, Serling graduated from Antioch College in 1942.[5] He "deplored the name Jerome" and swapped his first and middle names as a young man.[4] He was the older brother of screenwriter and The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling.[6]
Serling became full-time aviation editor for United Press International in 1960. He wrote at least eight novels and sixteen books of nonfiction. His novel The President's Plane Is Missing was made into a 1973 made-for-TV film starring Buddy Ebsen. He received the 1988 Lauren D. Lyman Award "for distinguished achievement in the field of aviation and aerospace journalism."[7]
He had two children with his second wife, Priscilla Arone, a former Western Airlines stewardess. His daughter Jennifer is a veterinary technician.[4]
Serling died of pancreatic cancer on May 6, 2010, at age 92 in Tucson, Arizona. He is buried beside his second wife, Priscilla Arone Serling, brother Rod Serling, and sister-in-law Carol Serling at Lake View Cemetery in Interlaken, New York.[4][8][9][10][11]
Title | Published | ISBNs | Notes |
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The Left Seat | Doubleday, 1966 | Paperback: Popular Library, 1966 | |
The President's Plane Is Missing | Doubleday, 1967 | Paperback: Dell, 1968 | |
She'll Never Get off the Ground | Doubleday, 1971 | Paperback: Dell, 1972 | |
McDermott's Sky | Laurel Group, 1977 | 0930392000, 9780930392000 | Paperback: Pocket Books, 1980 |
Wings | Dial Press, 1978 | 0803795920, 9780803795921 | Paperback: New American Library, 1979 |
Stewardess | St. Martin's, 1982 | 0312761937, 9780312761936 | Paperback: New American Library, 1984 |
Air Force One Is Haunted | St. Martin's, 1985 | 0312015348, 9780312015343 | Sequel to The President's Plane Is Missing, again featuring President Haines |
Something's Alive on the Titanic | St. Martin's, 1990 | 031205159X, 9780312051594 | Paperback: St. Martin's, 1993 |
Title | Published | ISBN | Notes |
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The Probable Cause: The Truth About Air Travel Today | Doubleday & Co., 1960 | Library of Congress 60-15194 | Paperback: Ballantine Books, 1964 |
The Electra Story | Doubleday & Co., 1963 | Library of Congress 63-7715 | Paperback: Bantam Books, 1991 |
Loud and Clear: The Full Answer to Aviation's Vital Question – Are the Jets Really Safe? | Doubleday & Co., 1969 | Paperback: Dell, 1970 | |
Birth of an Industry: A Nostalgic Collection of Airline Schedules for the Years 1929 to 1939 (in facsimile) | R. H. Donnelly, 1969 | ||
Ceiling Unlimited: The Story of North Central Airlines | Walsworth Publishing, 1973 | LCCN 73090730 | |
Little Giant: The Story of Gates LearJet | Serling, 1974 | ||
Maverick: The Story of Robert Six and Continental Airlines | Doubleday & Co., 1974 | 0385040571, 9780385040570 | |
The Only Way to Fly: The Story of Western Airlines, America's Senior Air Carrier | Doubleday & Co., 1976 | 0385013426, 9780385013420 | |
The Jet Age | Time-Life Books, 1978 | 9780809433636, 9780809433629 | Series: "The Epic of Flight" |
From the Captain to the Colonel: An Informal History of Eastern Airlines | Dial Press, 1980 | 0803746105, 9780803746107 | |
Howard Hughes' Airline: An Informal History of TWA | St. Martin's Press, 1983 | 0312396317, 9780312396312 | |
Eagle: The Story of American Airlines | St. Martin's Press, 1985 | 0312224532, 9780312224530 | |
Countdown: An Autobiography | Silver Arrow, 1988 | 0-688-07929-6, 9780688079291 | co-authored with Frank Borman |
Legend and Legacy: The Story of Boeing and Its People | St. Martin's Press, 1992 | 031205890X 9780312058906 | |
When the Airlines Went to War | Kensington Books, 1997 | 1575662469, 9781575662466 | |
Steel Rails and Silver Wings: The Lindbergh Line to the Birth of TWA | Weekend Chief Pub., 2006 | 0961281499, 9780961281496 | co-authored with George H. Foster |
Character and Characters: The Spirit of Alaska Airlines | Documentary Media, 2008 | 9781933245119 |
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