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- ↑ Carlton, Bronwyn (1995). The Big Book of Death. Paradox Press. ISBN 978-1563891663.
- ↑ Bronwyn Carlton IMDB
- ↑ Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C. and Jim the Poet or Thunk Tank with Bronwyn and Jay
- ↑ "Quirky Minds: Forgetting Faces". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ↑ Bronwyn Taggart (aka Bronwyn Carlton) at LinkedIn; Accessed March 9, 2016.
- ↑ Bronwyn Carlton Wed in Brooklyn at the New York Times; published March 18, 1991; retrieved August 13, 2013
