 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Obituary: Ruth Ellington Boatwright; Sister and business manager of Duke Ellington.(Obituaries)
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The Independent (London, England)
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March 12, 2004| Author:
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Byline: Steve Voce
THERE WAS a regal quality in Duke Ellington's behaviour that seemed to have been there from birth. Many thought it to have been acquired later, but, since it could be seen also in the mien of his only sibling, Ruth, it's likely that it was a family characteristic.
It is epitomised by a full-page photograph in Ellington's autobiography Music is My Mistress (1973) where Ruth, in full-length evening gown and a rather alarming blonde wig, stands formally next to the Duke in a palatial doorway at the White House with President and Mrs Richard Nixon.
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