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- ↑ "The 21st Academy Awards (1949) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ↑ "NY Times: Heart to Heart". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
