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- 1 2 "George Godfrey, Managed Orpheum Vaudeville Circuit". New York Times . April 17, 1974. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ↑ Anthony Slide (2012-03-12). "George Godfrey". The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. ISBN 9781617032509.
- ↑ "George Godfrey Dies". Variety . April 17, 1974. p. 455.