Rodman Edward Serling was born on December 25, 1924 in Syracuse, New York, USA. During his life, Rod Serling has been a producer and writer for radio and television production occasionally publishing literature. He was a pioneer of television but he’s remembered mostly for the TV show The Twilight Zone”, a mix of genres that became a legend in the history of television.
Peter Lindsay Weir was born on August 21, 1944 in Sydney, Australia. He directed, produced and scripted many successful movies winning many international movies. He reached international success with “Picnic at Hanging Rock” to go on with great movies such as “Witness”, “Dead Poets Society”, “Green Card”, “The Truman Show”, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” and his most recent “The Way Back”.
Yesterday the great actor Robin Williams passed away. Right now there is no official statement on the cause of death but there is a strong suspicion that he committed suicide. Born on July 21, 1951, Robin Williams is remembered for his extraordinary performances, from the one on TV in “Mork & Mindy” to others in movies such as “Dead Poets Society”. For his role in the movie “Good Will Hunting” in 1997, Robin Williams received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
The American producer, screenwriter and comic writer Joseph Michael Straczynski was born on July 17, 1954 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He’s particularly famous for creating the TV show “Babylon 5”, of which he wrote most of the scripts. As a comic writer, he wrote a lot of issues of “The Amazing Spider-Man” but also of other series, often connected to other superheroes.
Joseph Hill Whedon was born on June 23, 1964 in New York City, New York, USA. He’s particularly famous for the creation of Buffy and its spinoff Angel. He also created the cult show “Firefly”. Lately he’s been involved with Marvel’s superheroes with the movie “The Avengers” and the TV show “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”.
