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- ↑ Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel, by Brent E. Walker, McFarland Publishing, 2013, p. 326
- ↑ Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel, by Brent E. Walker, McFarland Publishing, 2013, p. 104
- ↑ The Silent Films of Harry Langdon (1923-1928), By James L. Neibaur, Scarecrow Press, 2012, p. 28
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series, by Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 2012, p. 1063
- ↑ Wendy Warwick White, Ford Sterling: The Life and Films Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, 2007, p. 160
- ↑ Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson 3d edition, McFarland Publishing, 2016, p. 299
