Robert J. Serling Explained

Robert J. Serling
Birth Name:Jerome Robert Serling
Birth Date:28 March 1918
Birth Place:Cortland, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Resting Place:Lake View Cemetery
Interlaken, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Novelist, writer
Years Active:1945–2008[1]
Genre:Non-fiction, historical fiction, aviation stories
Notableworks:The President's Plane Is Missing
Children:2
Relatives:Rod Serling (brother)

Robert Jerome Serling (born Jerome Robert Serling; March 28, 1918 – May 6, 2010) was an American novelist and aviation writer.

Biography

Born in Cortland, New York and raised in Binghamton, Serling graduated from Antioch College in 1942.[2] He "deplored the name Jerome" and swapped his first and middle names as a young man. He was the older brother of screenwriter and The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling.[3]

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."[4]

He had two children with his second wife, Priscilla Arone, a former Western Airlines stewardess. His daughter Jennifer is a veterinary technician.

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.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Fiction

TitlePublishedISBNs Notes
The Left SeatDoubleday, 1966Paperback: Popular Library, 1966
The President's Plane Is MissingDoubleday, 1967Paperback: Dell, 1968
She'll Never Get off the GroundDoubleday, 1971Paperback: Dell, 1972
McDermott's SkyLaurel Group, 19770930392000, 9780930392000Paperback: Pocket Books, 1980
WingsDial Press, 19780803795920, 9780803795921Paperback: New American Library, 1979
StewardessSt. Martin's, 19820312761937, 9780312761936Paperback: New American Library, 1984
Air Force One Is HauntedSt. Martin's, 19850312015348, 9780312015343Sequel to The President's Plane Is Missing, again featuring President Haines
Something's Alive on the TitanicSt. Martin's, 1990031205159X, 9780312051594Paperback: St. Martin's, 1993

Non-fiction

TitlePublishedISBN Notes
The Probable Cause: The Truth About Air Travel TodayDoubleday & Co., 1960Library of Congress 60-15194 Paperback: Ballantine Books, 1964
The Electra StoryDoubleday & Co., 1963Library 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., 1969Paperback: 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 AirlinesWalsworth Publishing, 1973LCCN 73090730
Little Giant: The Story of Gates LearJetSerling, 1974
Maverick: The Story of Robert Six and Continental AirlinesDoubleday & Co., 19740385040571, 9780385040570
The Only Way to Fly: The Story of Western Airlines, America's Senior Air CarrierDoubleday & Co., 19760385013426, 9780385013420
The Jet AgeTime-Life Books, 19789780809433636, 9780809433629 Series: "The Epic of Flight"
From the Captain to the Colonel: An Informal History of Eastern AirlinesDial Press, 19800803746105, 9780803746107
Howard Hughes' Airline: An Informal History of TWASt. Martin's Press, 19830312396317, 9780312396312
Eagle: The Story of American AirlinesSt. Martin's Press, 19850312224532, 9780312224530
Countdown: An AutobiographySilver Arrow, 19880-688-07929-6, 9780688079291co-authored with Frank Borman
Legend and Legacy: The Story of Boeing and Its PeopleSt. Martin's Press, 1992031205890X 9780312058906
When the Airlines Went to WarKensington Books, 19971575662469, 9781575662466
Steel Rails and Silver Wings: The Lindbergh Line to the Birth of TWAWeekend Chief Pub., 20060961281499, 9780961281496co-authored with George H. Foster
Character and Characters: The Spirit of Alaska AirlinesDocumentary Media, 20089781933245119

Career

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dennis McLellan. Robert J. Serling dies at 92; one of the nation's top aviation writers. Los Angeles Times. May 20, 2010. April 6, 2020.
  2. Web site: Robert J. Serling Obituary (2010) the Seattle Times. .
  3. News: Henry . Bonny . September 24, 2006 . Love of aviation led to seven-decade writing career . Associated Press Newswires.
  4. News: Robert Serling to receive 1988 Lauren D. Lyman Award. January 5, 1989. Aviation Daily. 295. 3.
  5. News: Fox . Margalit . Robert J. Serling, Aviation Writer, Dies at 92 . . May 18, 2010 . June 1, 2018.
  6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52249307/robert-jerome-serling Find-A-Grave, Robert Jerome Serling
  7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61602905/priscilla-elaine-serling Find-A-Grave, Priscilla Elane Arone Serling
  8. https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Serling/6000000009460994917 Geni, Robert Jerome Serling (1918–2010), managed by Jennifer Serling, May 24, 2018
  9. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206223064/carolyn-louise-serling Find-A-Grave, Carolyn Louise (Kramer) Serling
  10. Web site: Welcome to Our 42nd Convention Celebration! Here are some of the details we have gleaned from the Airliners International Archives . Airliners International . 2018-03-15.