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- ↑ "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ↑ "NY Times: Kahl". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
