#perry lafferty

CBS executive Perry Lafferty was grilled by a federal Civil Rights Commission in 1969.

“In a way, it can be said that Walter Ryder succeeded in his life's ambition, even though the man he created was, after all, himself. There may be easier ways to self-improvement, but sometimes it happens that the shortest distance between to points is a crooked line...”

"The Twilight Zone": The Thirty-Fathom Grave (Perry Lafferty, 1963)

William Shatner’s father-in-law Perry Lafferty

Perry Lafferty attempts to promote Tim Conway.

CBS executive Perry Lafferty testified at a hearing of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

“You've seen them. Little towns, tucked away far from the main roads. You've seen them, but have you thought about them? What do the people in these places do? Why do they stay? Philip Redfield never thought about them. If his dog hadn't gone after that cat, he would have driven through Peaceful Valley and put it out of his mind forever.”

“Let's just save that part of the story for our grandchildren. Who else would believe it? I figure that's the only thing worse than what war does to men's bodies - what it does to their minds.”