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- ↑ Rainey, Buck (October 13, 1992). Sweethearts of the sage: biographies and filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in western movies. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub. ISBN 9780899505657 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Rainey, Buck (October 13, 2004). The Strong, Silent Type: Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903-1930. McFarland. ISBN 9780786412860 – via Google Books.
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