''The Seesaw Girl and Me'' (New Path Press, 2004) is a memoir by actor

Dick York Richard Allen York (September 4, 1928 – February 20, 1992) was an American radio, stage, film, and television actor. He was the first actor to play Darrin Stephens on the ABC fantasy sitcom ''Bewitched''. He played teacher Bertram Cates in the ...

. There is a foreword written by his wife Joan "Joey" York, the “seesaw girl” of the title.Foreword Review of The Seesaw Girl and Me
/ref> York died in 1992, but before his death, at the age of 63, he had suffered from emphysema and a debilitating spinal condition, and he would tape-record his late-night recollections of his life. The memoir focuses on his childhood, courtship, and marriage, with little information about his acting co-stars.

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York recalls his early life in Indiana, growing up during the Depression of the 1930s, and fishing with his Grandma Snyder.Hoosier Had Bewitching Role, ''The Indianapolis Star'', June 23, 2005, page 41
/ref> He became a juvenile radio actor, and when he was fifteen he met his future wife when she was twelve-years-old. In 1943 York took over the lead role on the radio series ''

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''. After that he moved to New York, obtained Broadway roles, and began appearing on television.The Seesaw Girl and Me: A Memoir, ''Publishers Weekly''
/ref> York married, and became the father of five children. He and Joan "Joey" York remained a "loving and caring couple" even after a back injury sustained while filming ''

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'' resulted in lifelong pain, which eventually caused him to be unable to continue working on ''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typic ...

''. The book is a printed copy of York's spoken memories. 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."

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