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- ↑ Official website of Melissa Gilbert Biography
- ↑ E! Entertainment "Celebrity Profile:Melissa Gilbert," 1997.
- ↑ The New York Times TV: 'SPLENDOR IN GRASS' RDONE 20 YEARS LATER
- ↑ Website about Michelle Pfeiffer Details about the movie - Awards
