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- ↑ "Film Shorts". Fort Worth Weekly. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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- ↑ "Happy Ending for Drama". Los Angeles Times . June 25, 1993. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ Weinert-Kendt, Rob (8 February 2017). "Mark Ruffalo Stands Up for Acting". AMERICAN THEATRE. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Faces to Watch in '92". Los Angeles Times . January 1, 1992. Calendar section, p. 6.
- ↑ "Acting Lets Bobbie Eakes Return to First Love of Singing". Palm Springs Life. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
