Marjorie Oelrichs

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Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin (1908 - 1937), nicknamed "Bubbles", was an American socialite. The daughter of Charles and Marjorie Oelrichs, she became the wife of dance bandleader Eddy Duchin after the two met at the Waldorf, and wed in December of 1933.[1] A well-known New York and Newport beauty, she was described by Vogue as having "waxen skin and eyebrows like butterflies."[2] An Edward Steichen photograph of Oelrichs was included in an advertisement for Pond's cold cream in a 1926 copy of Ladies' Home Journal.[3] Oelrichs died two days after the 1937 birth of the couple's son, Peter Duchin.[4] Kim Novak portrayed Oelrichs in the 1956 Hollywood biopic the Eddy Duchin Story opposite Tyrone Power as Duchin.

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  1. ^ Walker, Leo. The Big Band Almanac. Page 109. Da Capo Press, 1989.
  2. ^ Smith, Sally Bedell. In All His Glory: The Life of William S. Paley, the Legendary Tycoon and His Brilliant Circle. Page 97. Simon and Schuster, 1990.
  3. ^ Johnston, Patricia A. Real Fantasies: Edward Steichen's Advertising Photography. Page 180. University of California Press, 2000.
  4. ^ Dictionary of American Biography. Page 188. 1959.