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- ↑ "The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Jacques Mersereau". TCM.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
