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- ↑ "The Deep Blue Sea". 17 January 1954. p. 14 – via BBC Genome.
- ↑ "New British star has slick comedy flair". The Australian Women's Weekly . 21 July 1954. p. 34. Retrieved 21 July 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "'Deep Blue Sea' The Epilogue". The Birmingham Mail. 18 January 1954. p. 4.
- ↑ "Googie Withers in Rattigan Play". Evening Standard. 18 January 1954. p. 9.
- ↑ Kennedy, Ludovic (18 January 1954). "TV page". Evening Standard. p. 6.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (16 April 2023). "Surviving Cold Streaks: Kenneth More". Filmink.