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- ↑ "The 8th Academy Awards - 1936". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ↑ "The 9th Academy Awards - 1937". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ↑ "The 10th Academy Awards - 1938". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 7 February 2018.
