We are playing gigs almost every week, he explained. And we can forgive them because they pass the good times on to us. 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. The Life and Sad Times of the Creator of Frankenstein, How MIT scientists fought for gender equality and won, How free-market extremism became Americas default mode, Penguin announces The Roald Dahl Classic Collection after outrage over censorship, It was all a blur: How guitarist Graham Coxon (barely) survived Britpop, in a memoir, How to watch author Brendan Slocumb discuss The Violin Conspiracy, Actor Ray Buffer charged with petty theft after allegedly stealing comic books in San Diego, Rachel Howzell Hall, George Saunders, James Hannaham among L.A. 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Today, Peter Duchin is a society orchestra leader who entertains for those who summer in places like the Hamptons, Westport, Grosse Point, Jupiter Island or Newport, R.I. His autobiography, Ghost of a Chance is a breezily written story co-authored with Charles Michener. My father was a ghost to me. I just see fewer parties where people want a traditional dance band, he said over lunch at the Century Association, his Midtown club. Segue to Eddy Duchins signature tune, Chopins Nocturne in E-flat. She was a society girl, growing up at Rose Cliff in Newport, but she wanted to work. Peter Duchin was born on July 28, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. Mr. Duchin, the celebrated orchestra leader, plays at weddings, bar mitzvahs bank openings, charity balls, proms. Mr. Duchin is thick-chested and ruddy-faced, with a mane of sandy hair just on the long side of businesslike. 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. TRAGIC BIRTH It's an irresistible story. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Porters lyrics were never better than when he was talking about the international glamour set. Being a fan of big bands and of jazz, I really wanted to read Peter Duchin's biography. Everything required for the child's health and comfort was provided carefully and thoughtfully. He added, Hes a rare friend who listens well. World & Nation. Kate Middleton Makes the Case for Houndstooth, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. 143 in the Cashbox survey, 1964. He was born in Everett, Mass., and came to Sarasota from Liberty, N.Y. I agree with Muschamp that music inspires memory and mood and, as he also wrote, evaporates into ambience. 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The list itself could function as a potted history of late-era American society, as it includes everything from Truman Capotes Black and White Ball in 1966 to a joint bar and bat mitzvah reception for Ivan Boeskys children on the Queen Elizabeth 2 to the wedding of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver. 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). I never have, and I agree that glamour, whatever that once meant, has pretty much disappeared. Mr. Duchin laments about how much the landscape has changed since his heyday, in part because hes lonely. 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 figures he's played 5,000 parties since his first gig in 1962. Paul Duchin, 76 of Livingston, NJ passed away on January 28th after a short illness. During the years he performed at the glitzy Central Park Casino, Eddy Duchin entertained the cream of New York society, but he was never of it. He married Marjorie, a tall, brainy and extroverted society girl who didnt complain that she was kicked out of the Social Register when she married Eddy. (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, Peter (Oelrichs) 1937-PERSONAL: Born July 28, 1937, in New York, NY; son of Eddy Duchin (a pianist) and Marjorie (Oelrichs) Duchin; married Cheray Zauderer, June 22, 1964 (divorced, 1982); married Brooke Hayward (an actress and writer), December 24, 1985; children: (first marriage) Jason Edwin, Courtnay Oelrichs, Colin Zauderer. He has bookings that go into 1980, and . 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. "C.D OELRICHS WEDS MADELINE MILLIUS; New York Stock Broker, 44, Marries Daughter of Late Paris Perfumer, 23. But it was too late to establish warm ties. So many names dropped I skipped through whole paragraphs. Now, they talk business, they network. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Lev and the late Martin Gates. I don't think it was .name-dropping. 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.. Peter ended up being raised amid extraordinary wealth and privilege by his godparents, W. Averell and Marie Harriman. He has played at over 5000 events around the world, from civil rights organizations to grand galas, his dazzling smile enticing thousands over the years to the dance floor. Read More, Duchin, Daniel, 78, of Boca Raton, FL, passed away on January 21, 2009. It makes everybody look like theyre a good dancer. In the succeeding decades,. Carole was a resident of Orange, Connecticut. 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. By submitting your e-mail, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Forced to live in an oxygen tent for more than a year, baby Peter was taken to Arden, the vast New York estate of the couple who raised him in aristocratic style -- patrician statesman Averell Harriman and his wife Marie, Marjorie Duchin's best friend. [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. Highly recommended. The story of [Peter] Duchins life has an elegiac aura of glamour and tragedy that might have come directly from the imagination of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Elegant World of Peter Duchin - The Washington Post The Elegant World of Peter Duchin By Lynn Darling September 10, 1978 ANNED AND IN HIS tennis whites, Peter Duchin ambled slowly. Private family services were held. Politics. 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. Early on in his career, Duchin appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, the longest-running and most popular variety show ever. Cherished father of Sandra (John) Moe, Michael, and Deborah (Mark) Wilutis. 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. I found it interesting, especially since I did not grow up in the kind of environment that he did. 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. 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. Duchin with vocalist and guitarist Roberta Fabiano when he received the Living Landmark Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy. Dear mother of Sue Ellen (Steven) Bergner. Dear grandmother of Mark (Jacki) and Katie Bergner. He is survived by his beloved sister Leslie Heller, his brother in law Hugh Heller, and adoring nephews. From the description of Brooke Hayward papers, 1911-1977. "I didn't know until I was in my 30s how she died," Duchin says. It was time to earn a living, she said. In town to publicize his second book, Face the Music, the legendary Duchin told Classic Chicago how he made use of his signature song to make another group of people happy: those who could not get up and dance. In 1964, he married Cheray Zauderer, a divorced Manhattan socialite with whom he eventually had three children. Duchin was the only child of Eddy Duchin and Marjorie Oelrichs, a socialite who died soon after Peter's birth. 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. Gloria Duchin passed away peacefully, Sunday morning July 31, at her home in Vero Beach, Florida surrounded by her loving family. Still, he does wear one almost every night. Arrange-ments by BROWN FUNERAL HOME, PLATTSBURGH, NY Read More, Duchin, Esther Nov. 16, 2006, age 86 years. Visitation 5-8 p.m. today and 12-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at BROWN FUNERAL HOME, Belleville. Service Private. 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. ", Duchin revisited the scenes of his youth, talked to old friends and visited his mother's grave for the first time. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader . 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. Early life and education [ edit] Duchin was born in New York City, the son of pianist and band leader Eddy Duchin. She lived for 12 years in Stamford, before moving to California, where she died peacefully on December 5, at the age of 100. 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. 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? Duchin used to be offended by the "society" label. Born in New York, NY on July 11, 1939, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Helen (Pearlman) Duchin. Peter Duchin can tell us a thing or two. 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. "I was supposed to die. 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. Peter Duchin, whose new memoir is out now, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in New York City in 1971. 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. It is even more difficult to define, and, unlike pornography, the real thing is rare. She was born August 18, 1924 in Waco, TX to Sol and Stella Ashendorf. Born with a respiratory illness, Duchin was given only two weeks to live. Ill play something with a 12/8 tempo, something like Etta Jamess At Last. From that low boil, he said, he might go straight into something up-tempo, like Oh What a Night, by Frankie Valli. Visitation Tue., Nov. 21, 2006 at CHURCH AND CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME (1 block south of I-94, corner of Hwy J and JJ) from 4:30PM until time of Services at 5PM. It's just a phone book. 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. Who else besides Peter Duchin shot ducks with Averell Harriman and jammed with Lester Young? It's an irresistible story. 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. He could have been inspired by something that happened when he was in Eddy Duchins living room.. In a new memoir, Peter Duchin doesnt simply tell storieshe makes them sing. He practiced in Philadelphia at Pennsylvania and Lankenau Hospitals for 23 years. Ive come to feel that part of my job is to keep alive the American songbook, he continued, speaking of the jazz and musical-theater standards that were the dominant pop form for nearly half a century, and naming Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Richard Rodgers and Harold Arlen. By now, Peter Duchin's career has lasted longer than his father's. Eddy Duchin died of leukemia in 1951 at age 42. This month he is booked at the Blue and Gray Colonels Ball in Montgomery, Ala., in addition to the Metropolitan Operas annual New Years Eve gala. Beard interviewed Duchin for the aforementioned program that night and like the audience, her admiration for her subject was apparent. His mother was Marjorie Oelrichs, a Newport, Rhode Island and New York City socialite who died unexpectedly when he was just five days old. His mother, Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin, was described by newspapers at the time of her marriage as a New York and Newport socialite, though by marrying Eddy Duchin, a Jew and an entertainer, she was forced to relinquish her spot in the Social Register. Theres lots of searing reality here, but no fewer laughs. 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. 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 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. 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. She was born November 26, 1923 daughter of the late William and Caroline (Gilbert) Criche. There is a soundtrack to this book review. Certainly a book about the rich and famous especially in the 30s-60s. Passed away on Thurs., May 20, 2010. 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. Contributions Tower One Foundation, Inc., 18 Tower Lane, New Haven, Ct. 06519. 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. Loving mother of Dr. Sheldon & Jackie Duchin of Sharon, and Mark Duchin of Milton. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mr. Duchin, right, with Liz Smith and Tommy Tune at this years New York Landmarks Conservancy fund-raiser. Survived by three children Sandra (John) Moe of AL, Michael of Romulus and Deborah (Mark) Read More, died Sunday. Eddy, devastated, couldnt handle being physically or emotionally close to his infant son. "It seemed so limiting," he says, "but now it's meaningless. The bandleader Meyer Davis told him: Society people are wonderful, but they have no rhythm., Mr. Davis taught me how to play music for them, which is putting it in 2/4 time, so its basically like a march, he said. 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. 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. Beloved wife of Michael. Read More, Arrangements under the direction of Olinger Hampden Mortuary & Cemetery, Denver, CO. Read More, Col. RONALD A. DUCHIN, USA (Ret.) Ronald was a resident of Mc Lean, Virginia. 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. 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). 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. In the final section, Duchin reveals how his career and public celebrity were made possible by his brilliant social connections. In later life he suffered the unwelcome neglect of his famous stepmother, Pamela . 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). Paul Duchin, 76 of Livingston, NJ passed away on January 28th after a short illness. Duchins books, including his latest, Face the Music, are available wherever fine books are sold. Made you see how interconnected the mover and shakers were. A son was born last Friday to Peter Duchin, the pianist and orchestra leader, and Mrs. Duchin, the former Cheray Zauderer, in the LyingIn Hospital. 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. She Read More, MARY DUCHIN was for 50 years a much-loved English teacher at Bayonne High School in Bayonne, NJ. I dont know what she had against the City of Brotherly Love, but she called a really big terrible party a Philadelphia rat-fuck. Hilarity was the dominant note. He moved to California in the 50's and worked as an actor. Opinion. 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.. His mother, who was thrown out of the New York Social Register for marrying a Jew (to which she responded, "Who cares? While at Yale, Duchin decided to take a junior year abroad to study French at the Sorbonne. At first, this book presented an interesting story with an accomplished list of names. Though his uniform most nights is a tuxedo he keeps 15 of them in working order one evening near the end of the summer found him in a fishing jacket and Belgian casuals as he prepared to play a town concert in Port Jefferson, N.Y. Marie Harriman (ne Norton, formerly Whitney; April 12, 1903 - September 26, 1970) was an American art collector and First Lady of New York from 1955 to 1958. 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. In 1937, however, Marjorie died a week after having given birth to Peter. Lets listen. Each of them knows about 3,000 songs. Dear grandfather of 10 and great-grandfather Read More, Submit an obit for publication in any local newspaper and on Legacy. Devoted mother of Michael, Jr. and Jason. Are you with me so far? Brother of Edward (Freddye) Duchin Read More, 10 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Belleville. 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. From 1985 to 1989, Duchin had a professional partnership with Jimmy Maxwell, leader of the traditional society jazz band in New Orleans. The Eddy Duchin Story, starring Tyrone Power, was the heartbreak film of 1956 chronicling the Duchins great love affair and then early deaths. He has been married to Virginia Coleman since 2012. He has been married to Virginia Coleman since 2012. 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. Pretty soon we were all smiling because they had hope.. He was previously married to Brooke Hayward and Cheray Georgea Zauderer. And what can he tell us of glamour, something Duchin has forgotten more about than you or I will ever know? Local Obituaries Geraldine Orosco, 76 of Charlotte, North Carolina passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 17, 2023. He is an actor, known for The Post (2017), Working Girl (1988) and Jade (1995). Muschamp described the ways in which dance music can create some of the elements I was searching for. At 59 he's no longer that dashing youth who had an affair in Spain with Ava Gardner, but he's still boyishly handsome. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. I asked a friend who had a career as an editor of fashion magazines what she thought about glamour. Then, fresh out of the military, Duchin returned to New York, where he exhausted every social invitation tossed his way. The child, the couple's third, has been named Colin Z. 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