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- ↑ "Pinsent's story behind the story; Trailblazing movie The Rowdyman returns to big screen". Toronto Star , September 12, 2004.
- ↑ "Klondike Fever to begin filming". The Globe and Mail , March 12, 1979.
- ↑ "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail , February 8, 1980.
- 1 2 "Trust fund formed for director's family". The Globe and Mail , June 8, 1982.
