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. 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. He had no money of his own. Read More, Services 1 p.m. at the Ira Kaufman Chapel, 248-569-0020. That should have made it clear that something very bad was going on. But I wasnt tracking much, except for the sound of a machine that constantly emitted an extremely irritating beep-beep just off A-flat., Or, subscribe to AIR MAIL and receive full access today. "There was a sadness and loneliness to my childhood that I'd repressed," says Duchin. David Netto. "The only kids to play with were the kids of the help," Duchin recalls. 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. ), I walked up to Kim Novak from behind, put my arms around her, gave her a kiss on the ear and said, Hi, Mom, Mr. Duchin recalled. The Harrimans became his family. This is one of the most compulsively readable memoirs I have ever read. Hes capitalized on the social thing, but he goes a lot further than social I would certainly hope so, the actress and singer Elaine Stritch said recently during a rehearsal break at the Caf Carlyle. He Read More, DUCHIN HARVEY ERIC, M.D. She was the second wife of former New York Governor and diplomat Averell Harriman.Harriman operated a prominent New York City art gallery for more than a decade. 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. For Duchin's a man who goes to parties. Mr. Duchin, the celebrated orchestra leader, plays at weddings, bar mitzvahs bank openings, charity balls, proms. didn't finish. I hang out with people I dig, people who are interesting. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. Devoted mother of Anita Wornick & her husband Ronald, Howard Lev & his wife Susan, Peter Lev, Read More, DUCHIN, DAVID MICHAEL, of Providence and Vero Beach, Florida, died on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. It's just a phone book. He moved to California in the 50's and worked as an actor. Mr. Duchin, right, with Liz Smith and Tommy Tune at this years New York Landmarks Conservancy fund-raiser. concerts, tea dances and debutante parties. It was a capacity crowd of a few hundred, and perhaps two dozen couples got out of their chairs to dance the fox trot or a slow Lindy. He added, Hes a rare friend who listens well. . Theyre more Sinatra, Bobby Darin.. I think that was his life. Duchin was the only child of Eddy Duchin and Marjorie Oelrichs, a socialite who died soon after Peter's birth. I can move it, but somehow the message doesnt get down to my hand from my brain to play, but we found a solution. When I had to wear designer suits for magazine shoots, I felt uncomfortable. Survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Before his concert in Port Jefferson Mr. Duchin instructed his musicians to play something other than rock n roll, because they really look forward to this, and they will dance. The town, after all, had hired him a couple of times before to play this event, and a lot of older rug cutters turned out. Mr. Duchin laments about how much the landscape has changed since his heyday, in part because hes lonely. Mr. Duchin is such a fixture in these circles theres an understanding that in any given ballroom he belongs more to the elite than do most guests, or even hosts. The other essential part of his job, of course, is filling dance floors, and this is high season for the events for which hes most in demand. Obituaries. 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. You rarely hear Peter refer to himself, unless you ask, and hes loyal to the bone to those he loves. He was born in Everett, Mass., and came to Sarasota from Liberty, N.Y. By submitting your e-mail, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. See the article in its original context from. I got this book on nook because it covered a period of time that is more of my parents who were born in the 20s. 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. Four years later, the famous bandleader died of leukemia at age 42. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 143 in the Cashbox survey, 1964. Duchin recorded for the following recording companies: Decca Records, Bell Records and Capitol Records. Loving grandfather of Rachel, Hillel, Elana, Yitzchak, Bracha, Rena, Batya, Austin Duchin, and Adam Burt Shapiro. A Son, Their 3d Child, Born to Peter Duchins, https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/23/archives/a-son-their-3d-child-born-to-peter-duchins.html. Although I dont remember anything of the time I was on the ventilator, I think I did sense their presence., Duchin lived with Averell Harriman and his second wife, Marie, until he was nine years old. From the description of Brooke Hayward papers, 1911-1977. At this years Landmarks Conservancy event, which was honoring Robert Morgenthau and Tommy Tune among others, Mr. Duchin pointed out that not only was his band providing the music for the 13th time, but that he had also been selected as a living landmark back in 1996. All along, he had just been a rich little poor boy, whose trust from his father was barely enough to cover basic expenses and fine schooling. December 11, 2021. Devoted grandmother of Scott, Eric, Deb (Dan), Patty (Bart), Michelle (Steve), Matt, and Andy. Paul Duchin Dearest brother and uncle, 76 Paul Duchin, 76, of Livingston, N.J., passed away on Jan. 28, 2018, after a short illness. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. "I was supposed to die. Hes intuitive and observant and has that natural driving curiosity. Peter Duchin was born on July 28, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. But it was too late to establish warm ties. 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. He imbued the room with joy and shared fond memories with the elegant crowd, revealing that his most memorable party wasnt Capotes or even a night at the White Houseit happened right here in Chicago: I was asked to bring my 10-piece orchestra to the Palmer House by the hostess who shared no other details, Duchin recalled. Its only a telephone book.. Born in Everett, MA, Mr. Duchin was a former resident of Liberty, NY and Sarasota, FL. Visitation will be held 12-4 and 5-9 PM Monday with a 10 AM Funeral Service on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at the David C. Brown Funeral Home, Belleville. An avid student, Sally graduated with a PhD in Allied Read More, Joel Bruce Duchin Highland Heights, KY - Joel Bruce Duchin, age 75, of Highland Heights Kentucky died Tuesday, January 19th at his home after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Read More, Arrangements under the direction of Olinger Hampden Mortuary & Cemetery, Denver, CO. Read More, Col. RONALD A. DUCHIN, USA (Ret.) [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. (His father died when Mr. Duchin was 13. It means youre so old a pigeon can land on you, he said while seated at the piano during cocktail hour. But his ultimate success could not have come without real talent and the one legacy he did inherit from his father: a genuine passion for music. He wanted to make a big effort to get close to me, but it never happened. A nice, fluffy memoir with a straight-forward writing style. SHE WEARS TAFFETA GOWN Wedding Trip Will Be Combined With Bridegroom's Concert Tour Across Continent", "MARJORIE DUCHIN DIES AT AGE OF 29; Former Miss Oelrichs, Wife of Orchestra Leader, Succumbs in Hospital Here", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marjorie_Oelrichs&oldid=1139987038, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 21:44. There was no trust fund waiting for him, no inherited position at a Wall Street law firm or investment bank. So was my mother. Born November 24, 1923 to the late John & Jenny (Marina). 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 don't think it was .name-dropping. Last month he played the Living Landmarks fund-raiser for the New York Landmarks Conservancy and the Charity Ball for debutantes at the Union League Club in Philadelphia. His mother was Marjorie Oelrichs, a Newport, Rhode Island and New York City. 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). As a wedding gift, her father gave them a Thoroughbred yearling named Mr. She scandalized them by appearing in cigarette ads in the '20s. It was probably a way of trying to establish that I had roots in the first place, he said. He retired as a salesman with Rhulen Insurance Co. and was an Army veteran of World War II. 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. Place of Burial Private. At first, this book presented an interesting story with an accomplished list of names. Read More, Duchin, Florence "Sue" (Nee Lillge) Age 86. 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. Are you with me so far? He recalled that in the heyday of caf society, the inhabitants came from many walks of lifethey were joined by the noteworthy, by people in the entertainment business, and more: today you often find that manners are missing, he noted. Tunney said they were alike in that both had famous fathers and grew up in homes of privilege, but that didnt define them. Further details may exist on the, Last edited on 21 February 2023, at 15:46, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Discography of American Historical Recordings, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Duchin&oldid=1140747691, This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 15:46. Duchin's mother died in childbirth. Peter Duchin can tell us a thing or two. Duchins parents, Eddy Duchin and Marjorie Oelrichs, photographed by Cecil Beaton. The few he calls peers today Bob Hardwick and Mike Carney arent nearly as well known. By submitting your e-mail, you agree to our. CEREMONY HELD IN LONDON Bridegroom and His First Wife, Who Was Marjorie Turnbull, Were Divorced in Paris in 1921", "MICHAEL STRANGE, AUTHOR, 60, DEAD; Poet, Actress and Playwright, Ex-Wife of John Barrymore, Was Once Society Belle A Varied Career Followed Shaw's Advice Began Series of Readings", "MARJORIE OELRICHS WEDS EDDY DUCHIN; Her Marriage to Noted Leader of Orchestras Performed by Judge Vincent Lippe. 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. Give me a party where people are having a ball. 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. [1], Duchin formed his first professional band, which played the St. Regis Hotel in New York City, in 1962 thanks in part to his family name and the networking it had made possible. Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapel, Deerfield Beach. 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. It makes everybody look like theyre a good dancer. It was a little bit interesting - about his early life - his mother died at his birth and his father was a mostly a mostly absent father meaning that he was brought up by Averill Harriman and his wife. January 13, 2022 "Face the Music" Peter Duchin With Patricia Beard Doubleday, $28 Few books open with an image of the author with his pants down in front of a crowd lining up to visit the. When Eddy Duchin died of leukemia in 1951, "he left me enough money to go to school, which was great," Duchin says. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Its All Relative: Filmmaker Michael Glover Smiths Winning New Movie Examines Chicago Family at Crossroads. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. If you are a fan of the 40s thru the 60s, you'll enjoy the personal stories. Sports. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Lev and the late Martin Gates. Colin Duchin has posted every other day, and it looks like prayers and medicine and patience have paid off. Harvey was born in Newark, N.J., on July 12, 1938, son of Harry and Bessie (Goldberg) Duchin. He had my return ticket to New York in hand. He is an actor, known for The Post (2017), Working Girl (1988) and Jade (1995). Survivors include Read More, Edward A. Duchin, of San Antonio passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020. Georgia Jones-Davis is an assistant editor for Book Review, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Scott Adams says he was using hyperbole: America being programmed to see race first, 10 books to add to your reading list in March, For the soul of Black history, a podcaster-author looked past the same old stories, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, Tradition of Veneration : Why Flag Case Stirred Such a Flap. Everyone from Frank Sinatra and Ernest Hemingway to Jackie and Ari Onassis makes an appearance in the course of Duchins star-studded story. Mary was a resident of Delafield, Wisconsin at the time of passing Read More, Paul Duchin Dearest brother and uncle, 76 Paul Duchin, 76, of Livingston, N.J., passed away on Jan. 28, 2018, after a short illness. Like I said at the beginning, it was interesting, not great. 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. He had just spent 20 minutes rehearsing a number with Liz Smith, the gossip columnist and the events honorary chairwoman. He was the husband of Gloria Duchin. Arrange-ments by BROWN FUNERAL HOME, PLATTSBURGH, NY Read More, Duchin, Esther Nov. 16, 2006, age 86 years. To receive obit/directions text 1842754 to 414-301-6422. When his celebrated parents died young, Peter was raised by New York Gov. We are playing gigs almost every week, he explained. Im more jazz. His fathers great innovation, he added, was to loose the piano from the confines of the percussion section and make it the belle of the band. Duchin wrote Face the Music with Patricia Beard, a former features editor for Town & Country and Mirabella and author of 11 non-fiction books and one novel. Being a fan of big bands and of jazz, I really wanted to read Peter Duchin's biography. 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I dont care. Reading Time: 3 minutes. By 2009, Duchin's band had played at an estimated 6,000 performances.[2]. The odd thing about Peter Duchins book is that he provides little, if any, information about his fathers family. The family would like Read More, Of Milton, on Friday, October 13, 2006. When I came along, there were a dozen clubs in town to play, places like El Morocco and the Maisonette in the St. Regis, where people would go to dance, Mr. Duchin said. 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. In 1996 he published his memoir, Ghost of a Chance. She enjoyed music, knitting, crocheting, cooking and baking. The controls are derived from upper-class American etiquette, an association some are put off by[but] Ill take my atmosphere where I can get it The upper crust isnt too low for me Duchins music was as integral to the 1960s as Lou Reeds Velvet Underground Duchin played at the St. Regis; Reed on St. Marks Placebut both were featured on the soundtrack of the city, when New York society was opening up.. It was time to earn a living, she said. We asked Chicagoan Jay Tunney, whose book about his own famous father, boxer Gene Tunney, and his fathers close friend, the author George Bernard Shaw, is being adapted into a play by Theater Wit called Shaw vs. Tunney, to share a little about Duchin: Peter is my oldest friend, dating from childhood when we played on the beach in Hobe Sound, Florida, during World War II, and hes never changed. 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 born in New York City to the late Minnie and Jacob Duchin. It sometimes frustrates him to play for so many adults who will only dance to rock n roll, particularly because these are people with the fox trot in their blood. Face the Music: A Memoir by Peter Duchin with Patricia Beard. [1], Her paternal grandparents were the former Blanche de Loosey and Charles May Oelrichs, a wealthy broker who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age. [1] The band's style and genres have been described as "a musical approach that incorporates big bands, swing and Broadway songs (and nowadays, old-fashioned rock 'n' roll)."[2]. (Age 73) On December 21, 2010 of McLean, VA. Loving husband for 45 years of Belle Brent Clay Ward Duchin; father of Elizabeth Ward Duchin White (Paul), Massachusetts and Belle Clay Duchin Deming (Bruce) of Arlington, VA. Also survived by Read More, Ronald was born on December 8, 1937 and passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Duchin was born in New York City, the son of pianist and band leader Eddy Duchin. Born in New York City, Mrs. Duchin was a former resident of Liberty, NY, Sarasota, FL, and Monroe Township. It was in this period that I finally got to know them in a way. Loving sister of several brothers and sisters. But what you really have is the autobiography of a working musician who has interesting thoughts about his heroes, jazz and popular music and about running the orchestra business. It is as much the story of a young bandleaders education as the tale of an arrogant young man rubbing elbows with some of Americas most famous social and historical players, from World War II to the present. 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. ", 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. It is even more difficult to define, and, unlike pornography, the real thing is rare. She Read More, MARY DUCHIN was for 50 years a much-loved English teacher at Bayonne High School in Bayonne, NJ. I found it interesting, especially since I did not grow up in the kind of environment that he did. After graduating with a music degree from Yale, Duchin, helped by his famous name and his social connections, formed a dance band that was an instant hit when it opened in 1962 at Manhattan's St. Regis Hotel. 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. Actually read this book in hardback. And people don't have as much fun as before, he believes. He has been married to Virginia Coleman since 2012. I asked a friend who had a career as an editor of fashion magazines what she thought about glamour. Theres a whiff of old-time romance here and a few scraps of meaty gossip (the juiciest about Pamela Harriman in her more mercenary days). Ronald was a resident of Mc Lean, Virginia. He is an actor, known for The Post (2017), Working Girl (1988) and Jade (1995). He served in the Navy in WWII and graduated from Emerson College, Boston in 1951. Having entertained presidents, kings, and queens, and serving as Audrey Hepburns chosen date for the Paris Opera Ball, no one knows caf society better. In a new memoir, Peter Duchin doesnt simply tell storieshe makes them sing. Eddy, devastated, couldnt handle being physically or emotionally close to his infant son. Her maternal grandparents were Lt. Distraught by the death of his beautiful. Survived by three children Sandra (John) Moe of AL, Michael of Romulus and Deborah (Mark) Read More, died Sunday. In 1964, he married Cheray Zauderer, a divorced Manhattan socialite with whom he eventually had three children. I guess it's difficult to live in one's father's shadow, but that's what Peter must do. She was born August 18, 1924 in Waco, TX to Sol and Stella Ashendorf. But when Duchin awoke after the procedure, I was caught in a nest of tubes and plastic bags, with wires attached to my fingers, my arms, my legs and my chest, he writes in his new book, Face the Music (co-authored by Patricia Beard), a follow-up of sorts to his 1996 memoir, Ghost of a Chance. The young boy was raised primarily by his godparents, the illustrious W. Averell. Science. "I didn't know until I was in my 30s how she died," Duchin says. By and large he has been plying an increasingly endangered trade. FROM FACE THE MUSIC, BY PETER DUCHIN WITH PATRICIA BEARD, TO BE PUBLISHED DECEMBER 7 BY DOUBLEDAY. He was previously married to Brooke Hayward and Cheray Georgea Zauderer. She asked me why I could possibly be interested. That was a stroke of good fortune. Gloria Duchin passed away peacefully, Sunday morning July 31, at her home in Vero Beach, Florida surrounded by her loving family. As he grows up, Peter becomes well acquainted with the rich and famous in America and Europe and eventually achieves musical success on his own. His piano dexterity is mighty., Mark Adamo, the opera composer and a friend of Mr. Duchin, said: He not only grew up with this music, he may well be in some of those lyrics. She was putting on makeup and was a little surprised when I came up from behind and gave her a hug and said, Hi, mom. I had never met her before., He continued, My father was in the Navy in World War II, fighting on several battlefields in the Pacific. And we can forgive them because they pass the good times on to us. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader . Peter Duchin, the pianist and society bandleader, was headed home from a post-theater dinner in the fall of 2013 when the chest pains began. Dear father of Paul Duchin, Neal (Chaya) Duchin, Steven (Paula) Duchin and the late Burt Alan Duchin. 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