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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Sudhalter, Richard M. (2003-09-17). Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195168983.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "A Maine Writer: Maine State Library". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-13.