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- ↑ Gerald Bordman (21 November 1996). American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930-1969. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 371–. ISBN 978-0-19-509079-6.
- ↑ National Collegiate Players (U.S.) (1961). Players. National Collegiate Players.Volume 38 - Page 95
- ↑ Burns Mantle (1961). Burns Mantle Yearbook. Dodd, Mead & Co. Volume 42 - Page 303
