What reason did the writers of the TV show "The Odd Couple" have for choosing the name Miriam Welby for Felix's girlfriend?

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Was it something to do with Marcus Welby? Miriam (Elinor Donahue) is Felix's sometimes girlfriend & neighbor in their apartment house. Her character was never really developed & was dropped from later episodes. An interesting point of humorous debate revolves around the fact that ED’s character’s father in "Father Knows Best" was played by Robert Young, who later starred in the 1960s & 70s teledrama "Marcus Welby, M.D." Was ED’s TOC character also the daughter of that doctor? The show never makes clear whether this was a coincidence or running in-joke. http://www.cosmoetica.com/B79-DES41.htm Elinore Donahue, who played Miriam Welby, previously co-starred on "Father Knows Best," where Robert Young played her father. Miram's last name was taken from "Marcus Welby, M.D.", the show that Young starred in during The Odd Couple's run. http://odd_couple.tripod.com/trivia.html">odd couple trivia Jun 20 04, 7:13 PM