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- ↑ Roots, James (23 October 2014). The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 340. ISBN 9781442236509.
- ↑ Lowe, Denise (27 January 2014). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930. Routledge. p. 1858. ISBN 9781317718970.
- ↑ Massa, Steve. Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy. BearManor Media. p. 1633.
- ↑ When Bess Got in Wrong October to December 1914 newspaper listings
