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- ↑ "NY Times: Children Without". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
- ↑ "The Charles Guggenheim Collection". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ↑ "The 37th Academy Awards (1965) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
