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- ↑ Val Adams (October 3, 1958). "The Marches Sign for C.B.S. TV Play: Will Star in 'Winslow Boy' Nov. 19". The New York Times. p. 58.
- ↑ Fred H. Russell (January 11, 1959). "Telecast Topics". The Bridgeport Post. p. B13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "TV: 'The Winslow Boy'; Superior Cast Conveys Deeply Human Situation Depicted in Rattigan Play". The New York Times. November 14, 1958. p. 55.
- ↑ "The Winslow Boy". Variety. 19 November 1958. p. 35.