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- ↑ Portrait of an Assassin at Mariamontez.org
- ↑ Hopper, Hedda (Oct 18, 1949). "Looking at Hollywood". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 26.
- ↑ Hopper, Hedda (3 Jan 1949). "Welles, Maria Montez Will Costar Abroad". Los Angeles Times. p. B6.
- ↑ "Orson Welles Sued for $1,000,000". New York Times. Apr 10, 1949. p. 66.
- ↑ "ORSON WELLES SUED: He and Charles Lederer Charged With a Breach of Contract". New York Times. May 12, 1949. p. 26.
