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- ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1 A-E). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
- ↑ "Many Filmers Exit Costly Hollywood". Billboard . 69 (35): 33. 26 August 1957.
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