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- ↑ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 337. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 54–56. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ Betty Boop's Rise to Fame at the Big Cartoon Database [ dead link ].
