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- ↑ Lowe, Denise (27 January 2014). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930. Routledge. p. 1907. ISBN 9781317718970.
- ↑ Gale (2009). "Meredyth, Bess 1890-1969". Encyclopedia.com . Retrieved 25 May 2019.
