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- ↑ Menefee, David W. (2004). The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 110. ISBN 9780275982591.
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Works of art... Vol. 7–8. Library of Congress Copyright Office. 1918.
- ↑ Monaco, James (1991). Pallot, James (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Film . Perigee Books. p. 220. ISBN 9780399516047.
