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- 1 2 3 "Vaillancourt, Lise" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
- ↑ "Lise Vaillancourt" (in French). Centre des auteurs dramatiques du Québec.
- ↑ "Vaillancourt, Lise". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.
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