The Seesaw Girl and Me

York recalls his early life in Indiana, growing up during the Great Depression of the 1930s,^[1] and fishing with his Grandma Snyder.^[4]

York became a juvenile radio actor, and when he was fifteen he met his future wife when she was twelve-years-old.^[1] In 1943 York took over the lead role on the radio series That Brewster Boy. After that he moved to New York, obtained Broadway roles, and began appearing on television.^[5]

He married, and became the father of five children.^[5] He and Joan "Joey" York remained a "loving and caring couple"^[1] even after a back injury sustained while filming They Came to Cordura resulted in lifelong pain, which eventually caused him to be unable to continue working on Bewitched.^[5]

The book is a printed copy of York's spoken memories. Though not the main focus of the book there are recollections of meeting fellow performers, including Paul Newman and Gene Kelly.^[1]

One reviewer wrote "York crafts one-act plays within his memoir, veering between memory and fiction. The effect is a kind of verbally induced hallucination, albeit one that tragically reminds us how life can turn on a dime."^[5]