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- ↑ Anderson, James: "Peter Berlin Sixty-Something German Artist From San Francisco Spent His Entire Life Getting Laid", BUTT Magazine, Summer, 2004
- 1 2 3 "That Man: Peter Berlin" (Documentary), Gorilla Factory Productions, 2005
- ↑ The von Huene Family: History of the Family and its Baltic Homeland
- ↑ DVD Extras, "That Man: Peter Berlin" (DVD), Water Bearer Films, 2006
