Sara McCalmont Gilfert was born on June 1, 1929 in Tarkio, Missouri. She grew up in various places; her father was a physics teacher and taught at several colleges around the Midwest. In 1947, Sara went to Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. While she was earning her major in liberal arts, she worked as a DJ at an on-campus radio station that was established by her future husband James Gilfert along with Rod Serling (of the original Twilight Zone fame). Jim and Sara married in June 1949 ...
