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- ↑ Ben Orkow on myheritage.de, accessed on June 14, 2018.
- ↑ Orkow v Orkow 133 Cal.App. 50 (Cal. Ct. App. 1933) 23 P.2d 781 (a decision as to whether Viva was entitled to 1/3 of Orkow's earnings)
- ↑ Variety, August 20, 1930 and Ancestry.com results for Orkow
- ↑ Benjamin Harrison Orkow on ancestry.com, accessed June 14, 2018.
- ↑ Entry for Orkow in Contemporary Science Fiction Authors, Reginald, R, 1975
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Science Fiction entry for Orkow
- ↑ Entry for Orkow in Contemporary Science Fiction Authors, Reginald, R, 1975
- ↑ The First Actress, accessed on June 14, 2018.
