THE SECRET WORLD OF JOHN MONROE

(1959)

A cartoonist escapes into the fantasy world of his drawing. Aired as the episode "Christabel" of the "Alcoa/Goodyear Theatre". A second attempt at a series was made with the 1961 pilot "Secret Life of James Thurber". The series was eventually made in 1969 as "My World and Welcome To It".

THE SECRET WORLD OF JOHN MONROE
Screen Gems
30 minute pilot

TRANSMISSION DATE
8 June 1959

DIRECTOR
James Sheldon

PRODUCER
Jules Goldstone

WRITER
Mel Shavelson

FROM THE STORIES OF
John Thurber

CAST

John Monroe	. . . . . . . . .	Arthur O'Connell
Ellen Monroe	. . . . . . . . .	Georgann Johnson
Lydia Monroe	. . . . . . . . .	Susan Gordon
Charlie	. . . . . . . . .	Cahrles Herbert
Police Officer	. . . . . . . . .	Dabbs Greer

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