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- 1 2 "Blissful success: Former Montrealer Michael Zelniker is wowing critics and audiences with his new movie Stuart Bliss". Montreal Gazette , August 31, 1998.
- ↑ "'Bird' who gave jazz new wings". Vancouver Sun (1988), October 12, 1988.
- ↑ "Banting, Best earned their glory". Windsor Star , October 15, 1988.
- 1 2 "Actor can only dream of Tangiers". Toronto Star , February 6, 1991.
