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- ↑ Sandomir, Richard (6 November 2018). "Kitty O'Neil, Stuntwoman and Speed Racer, Is Dead at 72". New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ↑ Silent Victory at Emmys
- ↑ Smith, Cecil (23 February 1979). "Challenge of Stockard Channing". The Los Angeles Times. p. 1 Part 4.
