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- ↑ Hyatt, Wesley (2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. pp. 6–7. ISBN 9781476605159.
- ↑ "Backstage with Barry Wood". Variety. March 9, 1949. p. 32. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
