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- ↑ "Euripides at Edinburgh" Trussler, Simon. Tribune; Blackpool Vol. 30, Iss. 36, (Sep 9, 1966): 15.
- ↑ "'Winter's Tale' to Screen at UCLA" Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 6 July 1967: e13.
- ↑ "Winter's Tale", The New Statesman; London Vol. 75, (Jan 1, 1968): 739.
- ↑ Slide, Anthony (1996). Some Joe You Don't Know: An American Biographical Guide to 100 British Television Personalities p. 19. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-3132-9550-8.
