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- 1 2 Stuart Kemp, "Veteran Film Player Sandy Lieberson Named CBE By British Government", The Hollywood Reporter, 10 September 2012.
- ↑ "Former Film London Chair Sandy Lieberson Awarded CBE", Film London, 25 April 2012; accessed 2 April 2014.
- ↑ Tim Dams, "Sandy Lieberson named head of Film London", Screen Daily, 17 February 2003; accessed 2 April 2014.
