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References
- ↑ Playbill for 1967 production accessed 15 June 2013
- ↑ CLIVE BARNES (Nov 7, 1967). "Theater: A Fast Romance: Ruth Ford Appears in '90-Day Mistress'". New York Times. p. 49.
- ↑ Goldman p 61
