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- ↑ "Edward Ray Robinson: Awards & Nominations". MSN Entertainment.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
