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- ↑ "French star on Studio One". The Niles Daily Star. 20 July 1953. p. 5.
- ↑ "Shadow of Man Studio One offering". The Indianapolis News. 20 July 1953. p. 23.
- ↑ "Backstage with New York TV star". The Idaho Statesman. 26 July 1953. p. 28.
- ↑ "Clickin the channels". The Independent. 22 July 1953. p. 11.
- ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (22 July 1950), "Radio ROUNDABOUT", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1503355882, retrieved 26 September 2024– via Trove
- ↑ Ross reports on television programming. 27 November 1950. p. 4.
- ↑ "TV Diary". The Boston Globe. 28 November 1950. p. 47.