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- ↑ "Borsos, Phillip". The Canadian Encyclopedia , December 2, 2007.
- ↑ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 111-114.
