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Published by TV-Radio Mirror in
September 1956page 28 The TV-Radio Mirror copyright was not renewed. No listings at copyright.gov for TV-Radio Mirror.
A colorized copy was published by
Topps gum cards in 1957. The Topps card copyright was not renewed. A search was conducted at copyright.gov using the company's name, Topps. The search revealed no renewals of any of the company's cards-only registrations of their more current sports ones.
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Michael OchsArchives. Ochs collected celebrity publicity photos and Getty is making no claims about copyright for this photo.
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