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- ↑ James Kerwin on Classmates.com
- ↑ UT Austin guest artists Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ MENSANS Magazine article Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ James Kerwin bio
- ↑ Film Threat
- ↑ Dynamic Music Partners
- ↑ Helicon Arts Cooperative
- ↑ In Isolation with Nicola and James on YouTube
- ↑ "TV Overmind: 10 Things You Didn't Know About James Kerwin". 8 July 2022.
- ↑ Audible.
- ↑ "Who's Who in Genoa City: Summer Ann Newman | the Young and the Restless on Soap Central".
- ↑ "CelebManual". 24 June 2022.
