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- ↑ "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ↑ "NY Times: The Children of Soong Ching Ling". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
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