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- ↑ "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ↑ Karin Erskine sfi.se, retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ PQ Archiv 2003 [ dead link ] pq.cz, retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Karin Erskine [ dead link ] folkoperan.se, retrieved 31 January 2013.
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