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- ↑ "Lillian Knight -- Mlle. Modiste". The Cincinnati Enquirer. May 2, 1926. p. 76. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Beauty Contest Winner Finds Film Path Hard". The Sacramento Bee. April 7, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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- ↑ "Portrayed". The Los Angeles Times. June 29, 1927. p. 20. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Dainty Winters Girl Honored by Film Men as Yolo's Prettiest". Woodland Daily Democrat. July 22, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Miss Los Angeles Isn't Sure Matrimonial Status". The Bulletin. November 1, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Jackie Coogan returns home". Needles Desert Star. November 28, 1924. p. 2. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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- ↑ "Movie Notes". Petaluma Argus-Courier. March 11, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
