The Seesaw Girl and Me

[1] York died in 1992, but before his death, at the age of 63, he had suffered from emphysema and a debilitating spinal condition,[2] and he would tape-record his late-night recollections of his life.

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

[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.

Though not the main focus of the book there are recollections of meeting fellow performers, including Paul Newman and Gene Kelly.

The effect is a kind of verbally induced hallucination, albeit one that tragically reminds us how life can turn on a dime.