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- ↑ Martin, B. (Mar 14, 1967). "Burke, bixby given roles". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155683313.
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- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (December 2019). "A Hell of a Life: The Nine Lives of John Ashley". Diabolique Magazine.[ permanent dead link ]