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- ↑ "Joe Maruzzo". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ↑ Parisi, Barbara (2009). The Best American Short Plays, 2007-2008. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. ISBN 978-1-55783-749-3.