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- ↑ Wakeman 1995, p. 170.
- ↑ Michael Cable (4 September 1978), "The girl they call The Body", Evening Times: 14–15
- ↑ Bruce G. Hallenbeck (2009). Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008. McFarland. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-7864-3332-2.
- Bibliography
- Wakeman, Rick (1995). Say Yes! An Autobiography. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-62151-6.
