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- 1 2 3 4 Gary Evans, In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press, 1991. ISBN 9780802068330. p. 22.
- ↑ Marcel Jean, "L’ONF par ceux qui l’ont imaginé". 24 images, No. 149 (Oct/Nov 2010). pp. 10–14.
- ↑ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 21–24.
