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- ↑ Houseman, John (1972). Run-Through: A Memoir . New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-21034-3.
- ↑ "2nd Moscow International Film Festival (1961)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ Vincent J. Donehue correspondence and ephemera 1930-1973 New York Public Library, accessed October 24, 2013
