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- ↑ "Laurel Awards—Poll With A Difference". Motion Picture Exhibitor. 10 (9): SS-2. August 28, 1957.
- ↑ "Joan Crawford Theatre Awards". brandeis.edu. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ↑ "Lot 102: Doris Day Awards from 1959 and 1960". invaluable.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.