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References
- ↑ Animation Anecdotes #244
- ↑ Susan Henning biography Archived October 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Lot #612: 1950's Disney "Duckster" Award from Disney Animator Jack Hannah Archived June 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Lot #43: The Earliest Known Disney 1952 "Duckster Award" Archived June 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Donald Duck "Duckster" Award to Eddie Fisher
- ↑ Mousecars and Ducksters.
