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- ↑ Villecco, Tony (2001-01-29). Silent Stars Speak: Interviews with Twelve Cinema Pioneers. McFarland. ISBN 9780786408146.
- ↑ Lindsay, Cynthia (1995). Dear Boris: The Life of William Henry Pratt A.k.a. Boris Karloff. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879101060.
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