Cayuga Productions was founded by Rod and Carol Serling to produce "The Twilight Zone". It was named after Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in West-Central New York state, where the Serlings had a vacation cabin. The Finger Lakes were so named by the Indians because they are long and narrow, running North to South. They appear to have been clawed out of the earth by the fingers of a giant hand. Rod Serling was born in Syracuse, NY on December 25, 1924. The Cayuga Productions offices were located at MGM. Although Cayuga Productions was essentially dissolved after the "Twilight Zone" ended, the company still retained its 50% interest in "The Twilight Zone". Interlaken Productions was created to produce "The Loner". Rod Serling later sold his interest in "The Twilight Zone" to CBS for a small sum, thinking it would never be profitable.

Bibliography:
"The Twilight Zone Companion" by Marc Scott Zicree
"Rod Serling-The Dreams and Nightmares of Life in the Twilight Zone"
     by Joel Engel
"Serling-The Rise and Twilight of Televisions Last Angry Man"
      by Gordon F. Sander

Links:
Rod Serling Community
Marc Zicree's Twilight Zone Companion Page
Rod Serling Memorial Foundation
Rod Serling Resource Site
Pete's Twilight Zone
Radio Macabre

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