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- ↑ "The Animated World of John Canemaker". www.awn.com. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ↑ "The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . AMPAS. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Hollywood.com: You Don't Have to Die". Hollywood.com . Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2008.