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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Holden, Stephen (December 10, 1999). "FILM REVIEW; 30 Years Together, in Public and Private" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Bertram Ross, 82; Was Leading Graham Dancer for 20 Years". Los Angeles Times. April 25, 2003.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (August 16, 2007). "John Wallowitch, Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 81" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Wallowitch and Ross: This Moment". July 24, 2015.
