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- ↑ "The 37th Academy Awards 1965". Oscars.org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "Help! My Snowman's Burning Down - Festival de Cannes 2020". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "Help! My Snowman's Burning Down". Jazz on the Screen. Library of Congress. 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Oscars.org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
