Robert Jerome Serling was an American novelist and aviation writer. Serling graduated from Antioch College. He 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 was the older brother of screenwriter and The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. He received the 1988 Lauren D. Lyman Award "for distinguished achievement in the field of aviation and aerospace journalism."
- Born
- 28 Apr 1918
- Died
- 6 Apr 2010
- Country
- United States
- First book
- Something's alive on the Titanic, 1990
