Aired 1963-66
DAD: Glen Morley (William Windom) / Widower
DAD’S JOB: Congressman
KIDS: Steve (14), Danny (8)
WHERE’S MOM?: Dead, not recently – unknown causes.
STAND-IN “MOM”: Katy Holstrum (Inger Stevens)
Okay, turn the focus on the TV Single Dad format to the foreign-born domestic, responsible for the kids’ well-being. This is basically The Sound of Music set in 1960’s America.
Most people know about Inger Stevens’ tragic death, but not many people know that Inger Stevens was raised by a real-life single dad.