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- ↑ Kevin Cahillane (October 25, 2012). "Big Blue Heart". OC in Site. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014.
“When he died, we were on the cusp,” MacGillivray says. “A lot of things were opening up for us, and Jim was such a critical element in all of that development, particularly the Hollywood side of the business, and as both a tribute to him and a recognition of all that he had done, I kept the name. I don’t care if it’s too long. I’m never going to be Disney. MacGillivray Freeman Films is fine.”
- ↑ Liddane, Lisa (April 13, 2012). "For Laguna's Greg MacGillivray, filmmaking is a family business". Orange County Register. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
