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- ↑ 'Bunny,' New Krasna Comedy, Is Due on Broadway in the Fall By LOUIS CALTA. New York Times 3 Apr 1970: 44.
- ↑ BUNNY at the Criterion Billington, Michael. The Guardian 19 Dec 1972: 10.
- ↑ Ellen Burstyn's Career Takes a New Direction: Talking About Role Reversal 'I Found It So Much Fun' Sent to Her as Vehicle Off to Canada Talking to the Audience Again? Again By FRED FERRETTI. New York Times 2 Aug 1979: C13.
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