In order to survive, he hid his identity and joined the pro-Nazi Arrow Cross, in which he served for three months before he was discovered.
He changed his name (Deutsch means 'German'), taking his mother's maiden name, and moved to the United States in 1946 with his cousin Évi.
[3] On December 13, 1955, he helped organize the American Theatre Wing's First Night Ball to celebrate Helen Hayes's 50th year in show business.
Café des Artistes closed in 2009 during the Great Recession, after experiencing steadily mounting losses and union troubles.
He was married to the concert pianist, opera singer and actress Doe Lang, born Caplow.