Rod Serling interviewed by Mike Wallace (1959). Rod Serling was the famed creator of the iconic science fiction and fantasy anthology television series THE TWILIGHT ZONE (1959-1964) and co-writer of the screenplay for the film PLANET OF THE APES (1968). This interview takes place shortly before THE TWILIGHT ZONE was first aired and covers the generalities of the early television business, including censorship and writing. Mike Wallace was a very prominent journalist and media personality who was