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OBITUARY: Ruth Grace Moulon New Orleans' Famous 'Duck Girl' Dies

RUTHIE the DUCK GIRL, a holdover from a time when colorful characters were as much a part of everyday life in New Orleans' French Quarter as beignets and cafe au lait, has died. She was 74. Ruthie, whose real name was Ruth Grace Moulon, was an eccentric who zoomed from bar to bar on roller skates, often wearing a ratty fur coat or wedding gown and trailed by a string of her beloved ducks...

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04:16 on September 17 2008

"Bar" and "Grace" earn pickups from TNT (Reuters)

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15:27 on September 17 2008

OBITUARY: Ruth Grace Moulon New Orleans' Famous 'Duck Girl' Dies

All About Jazz — RUTHIE the DUCK GIRL, a holdover from a time when colorful characters were as much a part of everyday life in New Orleans' French Quarter as beignets and cafe au lait, ha... more info

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