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- ↑ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p. 153
- ↑ Greg Kerr, "Heaven Tonight", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p. 298
- ↑ Paul Kalina, "Frank Howson", Cinema Papers, November 1989 p. 45
- 1 2 3 "Producer and Writer Frank Howson on Laura Branigan, the Boulevard of Broken Dreams, the Art of Creation and more…". Cult Film Alley. 13 July 2019.
- ↑ Greg Kerr, 'This man could be the next Mel Gibson' Melbourne Age 19 August 1990 p. 25
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (21 February 2024). "Frank Howson: The Unsung Auteur". Filmink.
