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References
- ↑ Fleming, E.J. (25 October 2013). Wallace Reid: The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol. McFarland Publishing. p. 245. ISBN 9780786477258.
- ↑ Monaco, James (1991). Pallot, James (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Film . Perigee Books. p. 447. ISBN 9780399516047.
