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- ↑ Foster, Bob. "TV – Radio / Two Hours of Macbeth" (San Mateo Times, August 25, 1954, page 23)
- ↑ "Macbeth on Color TV / Hallmark Will Sponsor Production November 28 / WDAF-TV Will Carry the First Classic Drama in New Medium — Roles for Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson" (The Kansas City Times, September 28, 1954, page 3)
- ↑ "'Macbeth' set in 2-Hr. Show" / Judith Anderson, Evans to Co-Star" (Charleston Daily Mail, November 28, 1954, page 41)
- ↑ Gould, Jack. "Television in Review / Adaptation of 'Macbeth' Shown on N.B.C." (The New York Times, November 29, 1954, page 32)
- ↑ Crosby, John. "Third TV 'Macbeth' Is the Best" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (December 4, 1954, page 19)
- ↑ John Crosby's Column. "Video Discovering Literary Classics / Millions View a Single Show" (Toledo Blade (January 19, 1955)
- ↑ Macbeth at IMDb
