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- ↑ http://www.samkarp.net/healed-the-film/crew.html Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine short bio of Harris
- ↑ "New York Times: The Redwoods". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
- ↑ "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
