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- ↑ Barnes, Clive (October 13, 1970). "Theater: Good Whodunit" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Conduct Unbecoming – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ↑ "Conduct Unbecoming (1975)". BFI. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017.
