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  • The Twilight Zone Take My Life... Please!/Devil's Alphabet/The Library (Season 1, Episode 22)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The Twilight Zone

Take My Life... Please!/Devil's Alphabet/The Library (Season 1, Episode 22)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

"Take My Life - Please!": Comedian Billy Diamond plays a tough gig in the afterlife. "Devil's Alphabet": In Victorian England, Cambridge graduates are bound by a youthful oath even after they die. "The Library": A young woman goes to work ...See more"Take My Life - Please!": Comedian Billy Diamond plays a tough gig in the afterlife. "Devil's Alphabet": In Victorian England, Cambridge graduates are bound by a youthful oath even after they die. "The Library": A young woman goes to work in an unusual library. Written by A. Nonymous See less
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Directors
Ben Bolt (directed by) | John D. Hancock (directed by) (as John Hancock) | Gus Trikonis (directed by)
Writers
Rod Serling (created by) | Gordon Mitchell (written by) (segments: Take My Life... Please!) | Robert Hunter (teleplay by) (segments: Devil's Alphabet) | Arthur Gray (based on the short story "The Everlasting Club" by) (segments: Devil's Alphabet) & 2 more
Producer
Composers
Dennis McCarthy (music by) | Merl Saunders (music by)
Cinematographers
Chuck Arnold (segments: 'Devil's Alphabet') | Robert Seaman (segments: 'Take My Life... Please!', 'The Library')
Editors
Gary Blair (edited by) | Tom Pryor (edited by) | Greg Wong (edited by)
Production Designers
Joseph M. Altadonna (production designed by) (as Joseph Altadonna) | Ward Preston (production designed by)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 28, 1986

Release date
Mar 28, 1986 (United States)
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Cast

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Tim Thomerson
Billy Diamond (segment "Take My Life...Please!") Billy Diamond (segment "Take My Life...Please!")   See fewer
Ray Buktenica
Max (segment "Take My Life...Please!") Max (segment "Take My Life...Please!")   See fewer
Xander Berkeley
Dave (segment "Take My Life...Please!") Dave (segment "Take My Life...Please!")   See fewer
James MacKrell
Marty (segment "Take My Life...Please!") (as Jim McKrell) Marty (segment "Take My Life...Please!") (as Jim McKrell)   See fewer
Ben Cross
Frederick (segment "Devil's Alphabet") Frederick (segment "Devil's Alphabet")   See fewer
Hywel Bennett
Grant (segment "Devil's Alphabet") Grant (segment "Devil's Alphabet")   See fewer
Robert Schenkkan
Eli (segment "Devil's Alphabet") Eli (segment "Devil's Alphabet")   See fewer
Wayne Alexander
Cornelius (segment "Devil's Alphabet") Cornelius (segment "Devil's Alphabet")   See fewer
Ethan Phillips
Deaver (segment "Devil's Alphabet") Deaver (segment "Devil's Alphabet")   See fewer
Osmund Bullock
Andrew (segment "Devil's Alphabet") Andrew (segment "Devil's Alphabet")   See fewer
Jim Piddock
Brian (segment "Devil's Alphabet") Brian (segment "Devil's Alphabet")   See fewer
Stuart Dowling
Creditor (segment "Devil's Alphabet") Creditor (segment "Devil's Alphabet")   See fewer
Christopher Carroll
Chimney Sweep (segment "Devil's Alphabet") Chimney Sweep (segment "Devil's Alphabet")   See fewer
Christopher Grove
Assistant Chimney Sweep (segment "Devil's Alphabet") Assistant Chimney Sweep (segment "Devil's Alphabet")   See fewer
Uta Hagen
Gloria (segment "The Library") Gloria (segment "The Library")   See fewer
Frances Conroy
Ellie Pendleton (segment "The Library") Ellie Pendleton (segment "The Library")   See fewer
Lori Petty
Lori Pendleton (segment "The Library") Lori Pendleton (segment "The Library")   See fewer
Joe Santos
Doug Kelleher (segment "The Library") Doug Kelleher (segment "The Library")   See fewer
Candice Azzara
Carla Mollencami (segment "The Library") (as Candy Azzara) Carla Mollencami (segment "The Library") (as Candy Azzara)   See fewer
Alan Blumenfeld
Edwin Dewett (segment "The Library") Edwin Dewett (segment "The Library")   See fewer
Jay Gerber
Man (segment "The Library") Man (segment "The Library")   See fewer
Mimi Monaco
Woman (segment "The Library") Woman (segment "The Library")   See fewer
Charles Aidman
Narrator (segment "Take My Life...Please!") (voice) Narrator (segment "Take My Life...Please!") (voice)   See fewer
Cynthia Lea Clark
Showgirl (segment "Take My Life...Please!") (uncredited) Showgirl (segment "Take My Life...Please!") (uncredited)   See fewer
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