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- ↑ Norden, Martin F. (2000). "Barrymore, John (1882–1942)". In Pendergast, Sara; Pendergast, Tom (eds.). St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Vol. 1. Detroit, MI: St. James Press. pp. 80–83. ISBN 978-1-55862-401-6.
- ↑ Morrison, Michael A. (1997). John Barrymore: Shakespearean Actor . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-0-521-62028-4.
- ↑ Miller, Blair (1995). American Silent Film Comedies: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios and Terminology. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-89950-929-7.
- ↑ Peters, Margot (1990). The House of Barrymore. New York, NY: Touchstone Books. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-671-74799-2.
