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- ↑ Eckhardt, Joseph P. (1997). The King of the Movies: Film Pioneer Siegmund Lubin . Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. pp. 34. ISBN 0-8386-3728-0.
- ↑ Fullerton, John (1998). Celebrating 1895: The Centenary of Cinema. Indiana University Press. p. 280. ISBN 1-86462-015-3.
- ↑ Diversity of Talent and Spirit, from the New York Times , by Nathan Lee; published May 2, 2008; retrieved August 18, 2011
- ↑ The History Of 'Hollywood Chinese' Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine , from AsianWeek , by Philip W. Chung; published April 11, 2008; retrieved August 18, 2011
- ↑ "Film Stills Title List". Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
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