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The year 1944 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1944.
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- ↑ "Kid Learns A Lot From A Little Indian", 14 July 1995, The Philadelphia Daily News
- ↑ BWW News Desk. "Hollywood Actor Hal Scardino Joins Cast Of SALTONSTALL'S TRIAL". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ↑ "Despite a magic touch, actor's just a regular kid", 14 July 1995, The Baltimore Sun
- ↑ "Twitter Finds a Whole Lotta Woman in Marjorie Scardino". Bloomberg. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ↑ "Hal Scardino - Fencing". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ↑ "Alumni Sons and Daughters". Columbia College Today. September 2004. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
