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I don't have any system. I dictate a lot, through a machine, and I also have a secretary. But I used to type just like everybody else.

Rod Serling

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Rod Serling
Age: 50 †
Born: 1924
Born: December 25
Died: 1975
Died: June 28
Film Producer
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Science Fiction Writer
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Syracuse
New York
Rodman Edward Serling
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