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- 1 2 "Theater: Schisgal's 'Luv' Is Directed by Nichols; New Comedy Opens at the Booth Theater; EliWallach,AlanArkin, Anne Jackson in Cast". The New York Times . November 12, 1964. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ↑ Martinelli, Marissa (August 31, 2016). "Mel Brooks Tells Jimmy Fallon How He Once Made Gene Wilder Cry". Slate . Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ↑ Bennetts, Leslie (July 7, 1988). "Gabriel Dell, 68, a Dead End Kid On Broadway and in Many Films". The New York Times . Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ↑ "What's My Line? - Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson & Alan Arkin; William Shatner [panel] (Mar 14, 1965)". YouTube . 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "Luv (Broadway)". Playbill. Retrieved June 30, 2022.