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- ↑ French, Jack & Siegel, David S. (eds.) (2014). Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929–1967. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-7146-1, p. 43–49.
- ↑ "Magic Locket". Death Valley Days (Television production). Retrieved 2023-03-11.