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- 1 2 Margaret Daly, "Tyler is a television triumph: Thomson's performance topples movie's flaws". Toronto Star , September 30, 1978.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "Four films nominated for Etrogs". The Globe and Mail , August 24, 1978.
- ↑ Donn Downey, "Nominees announced for ACTRA awards". The Globe and Mail , March 23, 1979.
- ↑ Donn Downey, "CBC scores landslide in ACTRA awards". The Globe and Mail , April 5, 1979.
