My World and Welcome to It 55 years old
My World and Welcome to It is an American half-hour television sitcom based on the humor and cartoons of James Thurber. It starred William Windom as John Monroe, a Thurber-like writer and cartoonist who works for a magazine closely resembling The New Yorker called The Manhattanite. Wry, fanciful and curmudgeonly, Monroe observes and comments on life, to the bemusement of his rather sensible wife Ellen and intelligent, questioning daughter Lydia. Monroe's frequent daydreams and fantasies are usually based on Thurber material. My World — And Welcome To It is the name of a book of illustrated stories and essays, also by James Thurber. The series ran one season on NBC 1969-1970. It was created by Mel Shavelson, who wrote and directed the pilot episode and was one of the show's principal writers. Sheldon Leonard was executive producer. The show's producer, Danny Arnold, co-wrote or directed numerous episodes, and even appeared as Santa Claus in "Rally Round the Flag."
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bill Erwin He was 54 , 96 years old when he died | |
| Danny Bonaduce He was 10 , 51 years old when he died | |
| Alan Oppenheimer He was 39 , now 94 years old | |
| Lee Philips He was 42 , 72 years old when he died | |
| William Windom He was 45 , 32 years old when he died | as John Monroe |
| Lee Meriwether She was 34 , now 89 years old | |
| James Gregory He was 331 , 364 years old when he died | |
| Vic Tayback He was 39 , 60 years old when he died | |
| Joan Hotchkis She was 41 , now 97 years old | as Ellen Monroe |
| Royal Dano He was 46 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Douglas Fowley He was 58 , 86 years old when he died | |
| Percy Helton He was 75 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Allyn Ann McLerie She was 42 , 91 years old when she died | |
| Arthur Hunnicutt He was 59 , 69 years old when he died | |
| Stuart Margolin He was 29 , now 84 years old | |
| Lisa Gerritsen She was 11 , now 66 years old | as Lydia Monroe |
| Milton Selzer He was 50 , 87 years old when he died | |
| Tom D'Andrea He was 60 , 88 years old when he died | |
| Frank De Vol He was 57 , 88 years old when he died | |
| Jesse White He was 52 , 80 years old when he died | |
| Lew Gallo He was 41 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Ed Peck He was 52 , 75 years old when he died | |
| Frank Aletter He was 43 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Marvin Kaplan He was 42 , 89 years old when he died | |
| Bobo Lewis She was 43 , 72 years old when she died | |
| Mary Grover She was 91 , 62 years old when she died | as Miss Skidmore |
| Ruth McDevitt She was 74 , 80 years old when she died | |
| Buddy Lester He was 54 , 87 years old when he died | |
| Queenie Smith She was 71 , 79 years old when she died | |
| Neva Patterson She was 49 , 90 years old when she died | |
| Larry Storch He was 46 , now 101 years old | |
| Paul Ford He was 67 , 74 years old when he died | |
| Sheldon Leonard He was 62 , 89 years old when he died | |
| Oscar Beregi, Jr. was 51 , 58 years old when died | |
| Joe Besser He was 62 , 80 years old when he died | |
| Henry Morgan He was 54 , 79 years old when he died | as Philip Jensen |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Alan Rafkin Directing He was 41 , 73 years old when he died | Director |
| Allen Baron Directing He was 42 , now 97 years old | Director |
| Lee Philips Directing He was 42 , 72 years old when he died | Director |
| John Rich Directing He was 4 , 38 years old when he died | Director |
| Sheldon Leonard Directing He was 62 , 89 years old when he died | Director |
| Sheldon Leonard Production He was 62 , 89 years old when he died | Executive Producer |
| John McGreevey Writing He was 46 , 87 years old when he died | Writer |
| Harvey Bullock Writing He was 48 , 84 years old when he died | Writer |
My World and Welcome to It (55 years)
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- First Air Date: 1969-09-15
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 26