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- ↑ "NY Times: The Stairs". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
- ↑ "The 22nd Academy Awards (1950) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. October 3, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
