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- ↑ Miserandino, Dominick A. Interview with Pat Brady. thecelebritycafe.com. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ↑ "In 1982, prior to Rose is Rose, I developed a comic strip I called Dreamer. It was rejected by every syndicate that saw it, but in many ways its heart goes on in Rose Is Rose." --Pat Brady, Rose is Rose: 15th Anniversary Collection, p. 61.
- ↑ Lythgoe, Dennis (2003-12-12). "'Rose' cartoonist budded as youngster". Deseret News . Retrieved 2019-10-02.
