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- ↑ "EH Library to Honor Eli Wallach", "East Hampton Star" (East Hampton, NY) January 6, 2015
- ↑ "Library hosts local author Jeff Baron for reading", Shelter Island Reporter (Shelter Island, NY) August 3, 2012
- ↑ "Visiting Mr. Green Comes to Moscow", "Broadway World", June 29, 2019
- ↑ "Berkshire Theatre Group To Present First U.S. Reading Of New Mr. Green Play", "Broadway World", July 9, 2019
- ↑ http://www.englishtheatre.at/english/about-us/archive/season-200405/visitingmrgreen/author.html
- ↑ "Visiting Mr. Green". Cameri Theatre of Tel Aviv. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ↑ "Die INTHEGA-Preise seit 1985" (in German). INTHEGA . Retrieved 2007-09-05.
2002: Schauspiel: 1. "Besuch bei Mr. Green" von Jeff Baron (Theatergastspiele Kempf, Grünwald)
- ↑ "KPE 2001 nach Wien" (in German). Retrieved 2007-09-05.
Das KulturForum Europa e.V. hat beschlossen... für "Besuch bei Mr. Green", (Visiting Mr. Green) mit dem KulturPreis Europa 2001 zu ehren.