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- ↑ "Denver and Colorado Preps High School Sports - The Denver Post". extras.denverpost.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ The Christopher Lee Filmography: All Theatrical Releases, 1948–2003. McFarland. 2009.
