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- ↑ "Kimberly Steward". Variety . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Academy Museum Names New Board of Trustees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ Setoodeh, Ramin (April 6, 2016). "Why 'Manchester by the Sea' Producer Kimberly Steward Could Be the Next Megan Ellison". Variety .
