Duchin provides touching and vivid portraits of Eddy and Marjorie Duchins glamorous, doomed lives; the penny-pinching Ave Harriman and his tough but tender wife, Marie. When she died a few days after giving birth to Peter, his father was apparently so pained, and certain that his frail newborn son was also dying, that he decided to go on an extensive tour with his orchestra. Peter ended up being raised amid extraordinary wealth and privilege by his godparents, W. Averell and Marie Harriman. Profile: He is an American pianist and band leader, born July 28, 1937 in New York City, New York. Eddy, devastated, couldnt handle being physically or emotionally close to his infant son. He began skate boarding at the age of nine. The legendary bandleaders first memoir, .css-gegin5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#9a0500;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-gegin5:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Ghost of a Chance, delivered memorable storytelling and anthropological information on a lost world, its customs, and its language: [Marie Harriman] may have coined the expression rat-fuck, which is what she called parties that were too big. [5], She became the wife of dance bandleader Eddy Duchin after the two met at the Waldorf, and they wed at her mother's apartment at the Hotel Pierre on June 5, 1935, officiated by Judge Vincent Lippe. When we arrived, we found just one table set for two in the center of the room. This was a very interesting memoir by the son on the famous Eddy Duchin, pianist and band leader who was popular in the 40's and early 50's. Peter's mother died of complications from his birth, and he is raised by Averell Harriman (former governor of New York and diplomat) and his wife, Marie. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Services Wednesday, see last Wednesdays paper or visit funeral home website for complete notice. Marjorie de Loosey Oelrichs Duchin (June 23, 1908 August 3, 1937) was an American socialite. Anyone can read what you share. Read More, Naomi A. Duchin EWING - Naomi A. Duchin, 91, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013. My father left and I was brought up in this huge castle, with acres of land, lots of servants, horses, polo fields, lakes to fish in, everything you could possibly want and things you wouldn't even consider.". "It seemed so limiting," he says, "but now it's meaningless. Beard interviewed Duchin for the aforementioned program that night and like the audience, her admiration for her subject was apparent. To wit, although his band played the inaugural balls and White House dinners of every president from Lyndon B. Johnson through Bill Clinton, he didnt perform for George W. Bush and hasnt been asked by President Obama. He has a four yearold brother, Jason, and a sister, Courtney, who is two and a half. Are you with me so far? Maybe the finest autobiography that have read. Our mission is to get Southern California reading and talking. He has been married to Virginia Coleman since 2012. Edward was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 66 years, Freddye Mae; his parents, Helen and Bert; step-father, Henry Gross; brother, George; sister, Betty Berg and her husband Sidney Read More, DUCHIN, Ralph Charles In loving memory 88, of Tucson, AZ and Houston, TX passed away on May 25, 2020. He was 96 years old. She had been removed from the New York Social Register for marrying Duchin's father because Eddy Duchin was Jewish; her reaction was reportedly "Who cares? In Groups: Peter Duchin, His Piano And Orchestra, Peter Duchin, His Piano And Strings. He served in the Navy in WWII and graduated from Emerson College, Boston in 1951. Duchin used to be offended by the "society" label. Cherished grandmother of Michael and Logan. The young boy was raised primarily by his godparents, the illustrious W. Averell. He Read More, DUCHIN HARVEY ERIC, M.D. Peter Duchin was born in New York City in 1937, the only child of his handsome father, Eddy, and his . As a wedding gift, her father gave them a Thoroughbred yearling named Mr. A lot of adults arent very graceful when they try to dance like kids, he said. I actually couldn't relate to much of it. The family would like Read More, Of Milton, on Friday, October 13, 2006. As it continued, it became nothing but a who's who of the rich and famous. 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However, it's pretty clear that this man thinks way too much of himself and has traded on his father's reputation for a good part of his life. Mr. Duchin likes to chalk up his success to a combination of birthright and social profile, invoking not only his background but also that he bolstered his fame by playing small roles, mostly as bandleaders, in a number of movies (including Six Degrees of Separation and Working Girl) and writing mystery novels with a co-author, John Morgan Wilson. I took some of my Yale friends over to Central Park where they were filming to see Kim Novak who was playing Marjorie, Duchin said. Depending on the scale of a gig, the band can consist of as few as five (not including Mr. Duchin) and as many as 45. Peter Duchin figures he's played 5,000 parties since his first gig in 1962. Duchin is a legend twice over, doing the unimaginable, not only recovering from a 2013 stroke but from an astounding 47 days on a ventilator with COVID beginning in March of 2020. I owed it to myself and to her to try to find out more), but victories over a stroke and a near-death brush with Covid have made Duchin a sunnier and more philosophical writer than ever. Movie buffs and older baby boomers will recognize Eddy Duchin as the popular pianist and orchestra leader of the 1930s and 40s who was portrayed by Tyrone Power in a maudlin tear-jerker, The Eddy Duchin Story. Peter was the young son Tyrone Power so awkwardly tried to warm up to. We played all night just for the couple celebrating their 60th anniversary. More than a memoir, Face the Music offers a window into the era of debutantes and white-tie balls, when such events made national headlines. Read More, Duchin , Betty L. Belleville, MI Age 84, died Sunday at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader. Mr. Duchin was an engineer with Gloria Duchin Read More, DUCHIN Freddye Mae Duchin age 87 of San Antonio passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012. In 2005 he wrote a story in the New York Times Magazine titled Playing for Keeps. He focused on me, which I appreciated, but I was really the stand-in for a bigger idea. Theyre more Sinatra, Bobby Darin.. Mr. Duchin was drinking scotch from a heavy cut-glass tumbler (his secretary, Betty Walsh, always carries one for him and one for Roberta Fabiano, his guitarist and singer), dipped cold cuts from a caterers tray into a plastic cup of mustard and had a look at a set-list printout. Peter Duchin was born on 28 July 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. I dont care. Read More, Duchin, Alex Romulus, MI Mr. Duchin, 81, passed Friday, September 9, 2005 at his home. That crowd knows he speaks their language better than they do, and hell play against it too, which is fun., There are genuine chops beneath the charmed and charming persona, Mr. Feinstein said. Click or call (800) 729-8809, Church & Chapel Funeral Home - Waukesha / Pewaukee, Bernheim Apter Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel, Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel - Ewing Township, DAVID C. BROWN FUNERAL HOME - Belleville, Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News. Beloved wife of the late Philip. She was singing Its High Time from the musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Later, at the bar, Mr. Duchin was asked what he made of Ms. Smiths singing voice. Duchin with vocalist and guitarist Roberta Fabiano when he received the Living Landmark Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Lev and the late Martin Gates. But in 2013, Duchin suffered a stroke that left him with limited use of his left . "That's one of the reasons I have absolutely no class consciousness. "I wanted to explore the degree of that loneliness.". Place of Burial Private. People ate it up when Mr. Duchin paused between numbers to tell stories from his past. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. His father, the legendary bandleader Eddy Duchin, died when Peter was twelve; his mother, Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin, died when Peter was just six days old. Everybody will get up when they hear the opening bars, he said. Service Private. During WWII she worked as a clerk for the U.S. Army Air Force in Waco Read More, Freddye Mae Duchin age 87 of San Antonio passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012. It's just a phone book. Peter Duchin, whose new memoir is out now, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in New York City in 1971. Finally, Marie Harriman took him aside and told him to get his ass in gear.. 143 in the Cashbox survey, 1964. I can move it, but somehow the message doesnt get down to my hand from my brain to play, but we found a solution. I always visualized her and always missed her, he shared. Burial: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin. Mr. Duchin, the celebrated orchestra leader, plays at weddings, bar mitzvahs bank openings, charity balls, proms. Colin is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. George Zauderer of New York and the late Eddy Duchin, the pianist and or chestra leader, and the late Mrs. Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin. Much of the time the writing is bland, but sometimes a truly amusing and not always tasteful bit emerges; theres little to match the excruciating horror of the time Duchin stepped on and crushed a dates pet Yorkie. Reading Time: 3 minutes. Duchin explores what "glamour" and "society" once meant, and what they mean now. She told me that it was the happiest night of their lives.. Everyone from Frank Sinatra and Ernest Hemingway to Jackie and Ari Onassis makes an appearance in the course of Duchins star-studded story. His mothers best friend, Marie was very much like a mother to him: My own mother was not only beautiful and charming, she was unusual. My dream was always that he hadnt died and when I was playing in the Maisonette Room at the St. Regis, he would be playing at the Waldorf.. Now, they talk business, they network. Kate Middleton Makes the Case for Houndstooth, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. Mr. Duchin cut his engagement schedule by half when he turned 70 two years ago, so that he now plays around 60 gigs a year, but he's still a visible presence on the fall and holiday benefit. He was born in Everett, Mass., and came to Sarasota from Liberty, N.Y. She scandalized them by appearing in cigarette ads in the '20s. 45.3K subscribers Peter Duchin, the premier society bandleader, and pianist of our time, led a charmed life, dated Audrey Hepburn and Kim Novak, accompanied Sinatra, and did the White House.. Harvey completed high school at West Orange High School, West Orange, N.J. He took his band on the road for months at a time, and Peter, a near-orphan, was taken into the household of Averill Harriman by his wife, Marie, a close childhood friend of the boys late mother. He lived on a houseboat on the Seine and was having a marvelous time.One day as I was in a state of undress with a young woman when I heard the banging on the boats hatch. For Duchin's a man who goes to parties. Born in New York, NY on July 11, 1939, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Helen (Pearlman) Duchin. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapel, Deerfield Beach. By submitting your e-mail, you agree to our. Born November 24, 1923 to the late John & Jenny (Marina). He is survived by his beloved sister, Leslie Heller; his brother-in-law, Hugh Heller, and adoring nephews, Peter Heller (Jaime) and Roger Heller (Wendy) Read More, Paul Duchin, 76 of Livingston, NJ passed away on January 28th after a short illness. He has been married to Virginia Coleman since 2012. His mother was Marjorie Oelrichs, a Newport, Rhode Island and New York City. I just see fewer parties where people want a traditional dance band, he said over lunch at the Century Association, his Midtown club. In the extended version of the story, recounted in his 1996 memoir Ghost of a Chance (written with Charles Michener), Mr. Duchin spends a night on the town with Ms. Novak and stumbles back to his room in the Harrimans apartment at 6 a.m., having gotten as close to Oedipal ecstasy as Ill ever know., As an adult, Mr. Duchin said, it was meaningful for him to learn about his fathers legacy before taking up the musical life himself. It means youre so old a pigeon can land on you, he said while seated at the piano during cocktail hour. He has played for presidents, kings, and queens, as well as for civil rights and cultural organizations. His later career was in the insurance industry Read More, Funeral Service 10 a.m. at David C. Brown Funeral Home, Belleville. He has served on the boards of American Ballet Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Spoleto Festival USA, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the board of Trustees for the Glimmerglass Opera of Cooperstown, New York, the Advisory Council for the American Russian Youth Orchestra, the National Jazz Service Organization, the World Policy Institute, and the Citizens Committee For New York City. A maternal aunt was suffragist Alison Turnbull Hopkins. Born in New York City, Mrs. Duchin was a former resident of Liberty, NY, Sarasota, FL, and Monroe Township. The few he calls peers today Bob Hardwick and Mike Carney arent nearly as well known. The colt became one of only four racehorses to win both the U.S. West Coast's Santa Anita Handicap and the East Coast's Woodward Stakes. I never have, and I agree that glamour, whatever that once meant, has pretty much disappeared. He called Mr. Duchin an immensely talented musician, as evidenced by the records he made for Decca in the 60s, which even included songs Mr. Duchin had written himself. Peter Duchin, pianist and society bandleader, without one of his 15 tuxedos, rehearsing for a Port Jefferson, N.Y., concert. I don't think it was .name-dropping. Wife of the late Meyer Duchin, she Read More, DUCHIN, Alice Lev (Zablotsky) Age 97, of Roslindale, formerly of Chelsea and Malden, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Politics. "There was a sadness and loneliness to my childhood that I'd repressed," says Duchin. And we can forgive them because they pass the good times on to us. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. His soaring talent as a musician is well-known, and he deserves world-wide recognition for his music, but Peter is more than a music man, hes an uncommon man with theinvaluable gift of sharing life itself with a common touch.. It was split into several categories Big Band, Dad, Sinatra and, at the end, a handful of sets/songs to be added when we talk it over. These included Slow Big Band, Ellie Greenwich and Society if needed., Society means Cole Porter, Irving Berlin Peters thing but this isnt a society crowd, said Barry Lazarowitz, the bands drummer and musical director. Behind the stage he addressed the members of his band, a core group of seven younger musicians. After her parents divorce, her father remarried to Madeleine Lucienne Meyer, a daughter of Millius Pierre Meyer, in 1926. Duchin, who has three grown children from his first marriage and is today married to writer Brooke Hayward -- her 1977 best-selling memoir, "Haywire," told the story of her famous family's disintegration -- grew up as an outsider despite living within the privileged world of the Harrimans and Vanderbilts. So many names dropped I skipped through whole paragraphs. The word glamour, which comes from Scots, means magic and enchantment, and for me, certain kinds of music have those qualities. I know no art more atmospheric than the music of Peter Duchin The bandsspecialties are memory and moodthe production of feelings under controlled circumstances. Highly recommended. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Lev and the late Martin Gates. It is even more difficult to define, and, unlike pornography, the real thing is rare. Except No Mother. Read More, Services 1 p.m. at the Ira Kaufman Chapel, 248-569-0020. It's just a phone book. There is a soundtrack to this book review. He mentions Duchin relatives but provides no real picture of what his relationship with them was like or how they felt about his being raised by friends of his mother. Early on in his career, Duchin appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, the longest-running and most popular variety show ever. Read More, Arrangements under the direction of Olinger Hampden Mortuary & Cemetery, Denver, CO. Read More, Col. RONALD A. DUCHIN, USA (Ret.) Marjorie de Loosey Oelrichs Duchin (June 23, 1908 - August 3, 1937) was an American socialite. If you are a fan of the 40s thru the 60s, you'll enjoy the personal stories. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. Survived by three children Sandra (John) Moe of AL, Michael of Romulus and Deborah (Mark) Read More, died Sunday. Porters lyrics were never better than when he was talking about the international glamour set. When I decided to write a book on my father, he was the first to encourage me, as I encouraged him when he wrote his first book, he recalled. Being a fan of big bands and of jazz, I really wanted to read Peter Duchin's biography. Arrangements: Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing Twp. Local Obituaries Geraldine Orosco, 76 of Charlotte, North Carolina passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 17, 2023. Although I was also a musician (definitely not famous) and spent a lot of my younger years working in that field, it was not at all close to what he experienced. Duchin recorded for the following recording companies: Decca Records, Bell Records and Capitol Records. Her cheering section of friends and family were at her side along the course with her AngelsGrace colleagues. By now, Peter Duchin's career has lasted longer than his father's. Eddy Duchin died of leukemia in 1951 at age 42. Mr. Duchin is that rare party entertainer so at home at a deluxe gala that he holds forth with guests while performing. The newborn Peter Duchin was fortunate in that a friend of his mother and father, Marie Harriman, the wife of Averell, took over the care and ultimately the upbringing of the baby boy. The son of famed swing-era bandleader Eddy Duchin and the liberated Newport blueblood Marjorie Oelrichs, Peter Duchin has led an intriguing and glamorous life: fishing with Hemingway in Idaho, quail-shooting with Jock Whitney in Georgia, fooling around with Paris showgirls on his Right Bank barge, late-night partying with Sinatra and Astaire. TRAGIC BIRTH It's an irresistible story. Duchin is an honorary member and former Vice-Chairman of the New York State Council on the Arts. While in the Navy, Eddy Duchin visited Peter and Marie Harriman, who helped raise Peter. Ralph graduated from Stuyvesant High School, Brooklyn College and completed his Master's Degree in Geology from the Read More, Joan was born on March 26, 1943 and passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019. "People expect you to live up to your father, and be better. Mr. Duchin's mother was the late Marjorie Oelrichs of New York and Newport, R. I., who was married to the pianist and orchestra leader in 1935. In the late 70s through the 80s, when everybody was into show tunes, was probably when I was best known, he said. THERE are certain people for whom a party doesnt rate if the Peter Duchin Orchestra isnt playing. And people don't have as much fun as before, he believes. When I opened the hatch and looked up, I saw well-polished shoes, then pinstriped suit pants: there was Averell. of Plattsburgh, NY, died July 9, 2007 after a long illness. She was born August 18, 1924 in Waco, TX to Sol and Stella Ashendorf. In the 1996 memoir Ghost of a Chance, his son Peter wrote of the factual discrepancies in the film The Eddy Duchin Story . Devoted grandmother of Scott, Eric, Deb (Dan), Patty (Bart), Michelle (Steve), Matt, and Andy. At first, this book presented an interesting story with an accomplished list of names. They get up, they stay up.. Born with a respiratory illness, Duchin was given only two weeks to live. As he recovered, Duchin studied the photos of his parentshere with his father, Eddyto try to get more insight into their brief lives. Read More, Beloved husband of Cecelia Duchin. He was previously married to Brooke Hayward and Cheray Georgea Zauderer. "When somebody gets jobs before he's worked his way up the ladder he'd better be good," says Duchin, a decent pianist who long ago learned to scope out a crowd and hit the tempo to get folks dancing. A good break between heavier things. Paul Duchin, 76 of Livingston, NJ passed away on January 28th after a short illness. I graduated GeorgetownNursing and I know where the Harriman house was. Obituaries. Segue to Eddy Duchins signature tune, Chopins Nocturne in E-flat. Anyone can read what you share. She was born in New York City to the late Frances Stelman Weisbard and Oscar Pomeranz. He used his time in recovery to encourage fellow patients undergoing physical therapy to make themselves happy no matter what. It was begun as a meditation on his need to know more about the mother he lost almost at birth (Would we recognize each other if we passed on the street? She Read More, MARY DUCHIN was for 50 years a much-loved English teacher at Bayonne High School in Bayonne, NJ. Weve been together often as brothers might, many meals, travels, and talks over the last eighty years and even if theres a lapse of time, I always feel Peter and I are starting where we left off before, whether its been hours, weeks, or years. ", The book was co-written by Charles Michener, the music critic and New Yorker senior editor, to help Duchin "find out about the past I knew nothing about. Distraught by the death of his beautiful. Devoted mother of Anita Wornick & her husband Ronald, Howard Lev & his wife Susan, Peter Lev, the Read More, Alice Lev Duchin (Zablotsky), age 97, of Roslindale, formerly of Chelsea and Malden, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Services at Read More, (Nee Nolte) Found peace April 17, 2006 at the age of 87. Hart Preston/Time Life Pictures, via Getty Images. "It's an amazing story," says Duchin over lunch at the Huntington Hotel. Paul Duchin Obituary. "My life has been a fairy tale," says Duchin, who recounts it in his lively and affecting memoir, "Ghost of a Chance," published last week by Random House ($27.50). Beloved wife of Michael. Mr. Duchin cut his engagement schedule by half when he turned 70 two years ago, so that he now plays around 60 gigs a year, but hes still a visible presence on the fall and holiday benefit circuits. In 1996 he published his memoir, Ghost of a Chance. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader. He practiced in Philadelphia at Pennsylvania and Lankenau Hospitals for 23 years. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Beloved wife for 58 year to the late Edward. Peter Duchin appeared on the cover of Town & Country in August 1965, when he and his band had a regular gig at the Maisonette in New York. Face the Music: A Memoir by Peter Duchin with Patricia Beard. He has bookings that go into 1980, and . But he generally plays down the similarities between his musical aesthetic and his fathers, beyond their affinity for certain kinds of songs and his habit of crossing his hands over one another while playing, a flourish meant as a tribute to his fathers style. Peter Duchin was born on July 28, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. She died peacefully on December 5, 2009 at the age of 100 in California, where she has lived for the past 12 years. We are playing gigs almost every week, he explained. 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