Mark Twain and Rod Serling will be the focus of the next William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society’s Memories of a Lifetime program.

Mark Dawidziak, an author and former television critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, will discuss the parallels between 19th century humorist / author Twain and 20th century writer and “Twilight Zone” creator Serling in a program called “Moralists in Disguise.”

Dawidziak, a Rod Serling Memorial Foundation board member and the author of “Everything I Need to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone,” also has written five books about Twain. In addition to being an internationally recognized Mark Twain scholar, he has been portraying the iconic writer on stage for more than 45 years.

Before going to the Plain Dealer in 1999, Dawidziak was the film and television critic for the Akron Beacon Journal. He was inducted into the Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame in 2015.

The program will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 18 at Denny’s meeting room, 4020 Belmont Ave., Liberty. Admission is $10 for McGuffey members and $15 for nonmembers. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 330-726-8277.