Early life and education [ edit] Duchin was born in New York City, the son of pianist and band leader Eddy Duchin. (His father died when Mr. Duchin was 13. We called it the businessmans bounce., https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/arts/music/06duchin.html. [3], A well-known New York and Newport beauty, she was described by Vogue as having "waxen skin and eyebrows like butterflies. Start reading while you listen to a rendition of Ill Take Manhattan.. Travel & Experiences. She was born August 18, 1924 in Waco, TX to Sol and Stella Ashendorf. When I moved to Asia, he came over to visit me, and he was the first to greet me back home. "I was supposed to die. As it continued, it became nothing but a who's who of the rich and famous. 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. He was born in New York City to the late Minnie and Jacob Duchin. "That's about it. A lot of adults arent very graceful when they try to dance like kids, he said. Arrangements: Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing Twp. He was previously married to Brooke Hayward and Cheray Georgea Zauderer. Harvey was born in Newark, N.J., on July 12, 1938, son of Harry and Bessie (Goldberg) Duchin. Who, after all, could beat the one about the time Mr. Duchin drove into New York with a number of Yale classmates to watch as a film crew shot The Eddy Duchin Story, in which Tyrone Power and Kim Novak had been cast as his parents? 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. Duchin recorded for the following recording companies: Decca Records, Bell Records and Capitol Records. Here is his story. Dear father of Paul Duchin, Neal (Chaya) Duchin, Steven (Paula) Duchin and the late Burt Alan Duchin. 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. Anyone can read what you share. Duchin was born in New York City, the son of pianist and band leader Eddy Duchin. From the description of Brooke Hayward papers, 1911-1977. Duchin is an honorary member and former Vice-Chairman of the New York State Council on the Arts. Born November 24, 1923 to the late John & Jenny (Marina). Mr. Duchin is often called a society bandleader, a term that refers to his clientele but also signifies a musical approach that incorporates big bands, swing and Broadway songs (and nowadays, old-fashioned rock n roll). I can move it, but somehow the message doesnt get down to my hand from my brain to play, but we found a solution. [6][7] Marjorie was removed from the New York Social Register for marrying Duchin because Eddy was Jewish; her reaction was reportedly "Who cares? 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. Peter ended up being raised amid extraordinary wealth and privilege by his godparents, W. Averell and Marie Harriman. 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. 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. 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. I play with my right hand and our bass player duplicates the sound the left hand would make. Marjorie was born on June 23, 1908 and was daughter of Marjorie Ramely Oelrichs (ne Turnbull; 18831952) and Charles de Loosey Oelrichs (18821973). 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. 143 in the Cashbox survey, 1964. Passed away on Thurs., May 20, 2010. But in 2013, Duchin suffered a stroke that left him with limited use of his left . He graduated from Yale and moved to Paris, meeting the greatest jazz musicians of the 50s and frittering away what was left of his funds. Peter Duchin can tell us a thing or two. 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.. 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. Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapel, Deerfield Beach. 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.. His single "Star Dust" reached No. 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. Cherished father of Sandra (John) Moe, Michael, and Deborah (Mark) Wilutis. 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. 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. 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. No one is glamorous anymore, she said. After her parents divorce, her father remarried to Madeleine Lucienne Meyer, a daughter of Millius Pierre Meyer, in 1926. Mr. Duchin, right, with Liz Smith and Tommy Tune at this years New York Landmarks Conservancy fund-raiser. 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. Four years later, the famous bandleader died of leukemia at age 42. 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). After his divorce from Zauderer, in 1985 Duchin married Brooke Hayward, with whom he had been living since 1981. 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. Survivors include Read More, Edward A. Duchin, of San Antonio passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020. An avid student, Sally graduated with a PhD in Allied Health Read More, Sally Pomeranz Duchin 1933-2022 In loving memory of Sally Pomeranz Duchin, 88, of Tucson, AZ and Houston, TX, passed away on February 1, 2022. Read More, Passed on Friday, September 9, 2005 at his home. Perhaps its because he finds hes often being asked about himself that he prefers to steer the conversation away from himself and to hear other peoples stories about themselves.. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader. A maternal aunt was suffragist Alison Turnbull Hopkins. Actually read this book in hardback. Peter Duchin. Services at Read More, (Nee Nolte) Found peace April 17, 2006 at the age of 87. Burial: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin. Hart Preston/Time Life Pictures, via Getty Images. Beloved wife for 58 year to the late Edward. Are you with me so far? Also survived by other relatives and friends. About music, about style, about survival with a smile. The few he calls peers today Bob Hardwick and Mike Carney arent nearly as well known. 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. Ron Galella // Getty Images From the time I began at the Maisonette, newspapers and magazines. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. In a sense, I was envious of the connections he had, the people he knew, the opportunities and the travel he experienced. She was born August 18, 1924 in Waco, TX to Sol and Stella Ashendorf. 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. PAUL DUCHIN OBITUARY. Read More, Duchin, Florence "Sue" (Nee Lillge) Age 86. 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. 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. 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. If anyone is interested in family dynamics, music (Mr. Duchin is a society bandleader), following the story of his father Eddy Duchin, or life in America chiefly in New York for the period 1950-going forward. I hang out with people I dig, people who are interesting. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the SPCA Read More, Duchin, Mary Kathryn (Nee Kaiser) Age 79, passed away April 13, 2019. ", 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. He used his time in recovery to encourage fellow patients undergoing physical therapy to make themselves happy no matter what. So many names dropped I skipped through whole paragraphs. 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. Peter Duchin was born on 28 July 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. Averell Harriman and his wife, Marie. 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. Duchin explores what "glamour" and "society" once meant, and what they mean now. Give me a party where people are having a ball. 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. He is survived by his beloved sister Leslie Heller, his brother in law Hugh Heller, and adoring nephews. She enjoyed music, knitting, crocheting, cooking and baking. TRAGIC BIRTH It's an irresistible story. He was vice president of the Rhulen Insurance Company before retiring and served in the U Read More, Meyer M. Duchin, 91, formerly of Sarasota, died at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick, N.J. He was considered a throwback even when he first began playing professionally in the 1960s. It's an irresistible story. Over the years Mr. Duchin, as both pianist and bandleader, has provided the musical entertainment at an estimated 6,000 celebrations. Profile: He is an American pianist and band leader, born July 28, 1937 in New York City, New York. Dear sister of the late Nettie Miller and Harold Miller. 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. Marjorie de Loosey Oelrichs Duchin (June 23, 1908 August 3, 1937) was an American socialite. THERE are certain people for whom a party doesnt rate if the Peter Duchin Orchestra isnt playing. [3], Duchin married Virginia Coleman over the 2012 Memorial Day weekend in East Hampton. Mr. Duchin is that rare party entertainer so at home at a deluxe gala that he holds forth with guests while performing. David Netto is a writer and interior designer. 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. She had a shop in New York and also posed for Lucky Strike.. Mary is survived by her husband of 38 years, Michael, Read More, Mary was born on March 24, 1940 and passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019. Born in Everett, MA, Mr. Duchin was a former resident of Liberty, NY and Sarasota, FL. But Duchin, the musician of choice for debutante balls and posh private parties, is a charming, down-to-earth chap whose jazzy mien suggests Woody Herman far more than Lester Lanin. "C.D OELRICHS WEDS MADELINE MILLIUS; New York Stock Broker, 44, Marries Daughter of Late Paris Perfumer, 23. He has played for presidents, kings, and queens, as well as for civil rights and cultural organizations. 2021 PETER DUCHIN, This story appears in the December 2021/January 2022 issue of Town & Country. By submitting your e-mail, you agree to our. 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. Had difficulties with all the name dropping, arrogance,etc. [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]. It's just a phone book"), came from "the poor side" of the Oelrich family. Hes intuitive and observant and has that natural driving curiosity. "There was a sadness and loneliness to my childhood that I'd repressed," says Duchin. Being a fan of big bands and of jazz, I really wanted to read Peter Duchin's biography. Proud mother of Michael (Mary) and Jeffrey (Mary Ellen). of Plattsburgh, NY, died July 9, 2007 after a long illness. (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. When I opened the hatch and looked up, I saw well-polished shoes, then pinstriped suit pants: there was Averell. He added, Hes a rare friend who listens well. But he wasnt raised by family. Politics. I wrote about the irony of Duchin and Peter Beard, friends since they were six years old . 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. 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. He has been married to Virginia Coleman since 2012. Who else besides Peter Duchin shot ducks with Averell Harriman and jammed with Lester Young? Harvey completed high school at West Orange High School, West Orange, N.J. He was 96 years old. Born in Yonkers Read More, Duchin, Sally Pomeranz In loving memory of Sally Pomeranz Duchin, 88, of Tucson, AZ and Houston, TX, passed away on February 1, 2022. In the late 70s through the 80s, when everybody was into show tunes, was probably when I was best known, he said. He could have been inspired by something that happened when he was in Eddy Duchins living room.. Devoted grandmother of Scott, Eric, Deb (Dan), Patty (Bart), Michelle (Steve), Matt, and Andy. I asked a friend who had a career as an editor of fashion magazines what she thought about glamour. Muschamp described the ways in which dance music can create some of the elements I was searching for. The child, the couple's third, has been named Colin Z. My father was a ghost to me. 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. Peter Duchin figures he's played 5,000 parties since his first gig in 1962. His mother was Marjorie Oelrichs, a Newport, Rhode Island and New York City. 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. Distraught by the death of his beautiful. Brother of Edward (Freddye) Duchin Read More, 10 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Belleville. I dont care. Cole was a 2012 graduate of the Southwest Career Academy. With sincerity and humor, Face the Music offers a moving portrait of an extraordinary life, its disruptions, and revitalization. Who cares? she said. Is There a Link Between Atlantis and Sphinx? Dear mother of Sue Ellen (Steven) Bergner. "It seemed so limiting," he says, "but now it's meaningless. 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. With the death of his mother shortly after his birth, Peter's father, Eddie Duchin, the nation's premier band leader, was on the road 300 days a year and so he was "adopted"/raised by . Theres lots of searing reality here, but no fewer laughs. 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. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. "[4] An Edward Steichen photograph of Oelrichs was included in an advertisement for Pond's cold cream in a 1926 copy of Ladies' Home Journal. I felt that pressure, but I needed it. In his own recovery, Duchin spent many months fitting pennies into a piano-shaped bank to strengthen his left hand, which was affected by the stoke. You rarely hear Peter refer to himself, unless you ask, and hes loyal to the bone to those he loves. Commander Frank Turnbull, a retired naval officer, and his wife, the former Marion Louise Bates, descendant of William Bradford, a governor of Plymouth Colony in the 17th century. 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. It means youre so old a pigeon can land on you, he said while seated at the piano during cocktail hour. Great-grandmother Read More, MARY DUCHIN CALIFORNIA Mary Duchin lived most of her adult life in Bayonne, NJ, where for 50 years she was a muchloved Enlish teacher at Bayonne High School. 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. Service Private. Anyway, who cares?. Maybe the finest autobiography that have read. Cole always lived life full throttle. Beloved wife of Michael. 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 want to be exciting enough to get them to do that, but not intrusive., The singer and pianist Michael Feinstein, a friend who has put in his share of nights playing parties, said, The music Peter plays is music to entertain and make people feel wonderful at parties and events that would and will suffer tremendously without it.. Duchin was educated at Eaglebrook School (where he studied piano with Carrie Barbour Swift) and The Hotchkiss School prep schools in New England. 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. It was probably a way of trying to establish that I had roots in the first place, he said. There was no trust fund waiting for him, no inherited position at a Wall Street law firm or investment bank. Porters lyrics were never better than when he was talking about the international glamour set. P eter Duchin, the pianist and society bandleader, was headed home from a post-theater dinner in the fall of 2013 when the chest pains began. Cherished grandmother of Nerissa, Caroline and Katey. Tunney said they were alike in that both had famous fathers and grew up in homes of privilege, but that didnt define them. He charges from $10,000 to $25,000 for an evening, based on factors like the size of his band and whether or not the occasion is benefiting a charity hes involved with. They get up, they stay up.. December 11, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Philip. 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? . Mr. Duchin, the celebrated orchestra leader, plays at weddings, bar mitzvahs bank openings, charity balls, proms. ", Duchin revisited the scenes of his youth, talked to old friends and visited his mother's grave for the first time. Its only a telephone book.. That is why I wrote the book, to tell people to not give up, he shared. The celebrated society bandleader has been equally at home in the privileged worlds of money and power and of jazz musicians, bohemians and barmen. For Duchin's a man who goes to parties. 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. It's just a phone book. Dear grandfather of 10 and great-grandfather Read More, Submit an obit for publication in any local newspaper and on Legacy. "When I was younger, people had a much more carefree attitude at a party. 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. The odd thing about Peter Duchins book is that he provides little, if any, information about his fathers family. 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. Everyone remembers the parties where they danced all night, Mr. Duchin said. When his celebrated parents died young, Peter was raised by New York Gov. Having entertained presidents, kings, and queens, and serving as Audrey Hepburns chosen date for the Paris Opera Ball, no one knows caf society better. He retired as a salesman with Rhulen Insurance Co. and was an Army veteran of World War II. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 said patrons at the Maisonette, where he had his first steady job, gave him a hard time for playing long-hair music.. www.davidcbrownfh.com Read More, PLATTSBURGH - Harvey Eric Duchin, M.D., of Plattsburgh, N.Y., passed away July 19, 2007, after a long illness. 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. Then, fresh out of the military, Duchin returned to New York, where he exhausted every social invitation tossed his way. When I had to wear designer suits for magazine shoots, I felt uncomfortable. Though Duchin is treated in public as a celebrity, he is far more complex than just that one identity. After both recoveries, I would throw balls around with the patients in wheelchairs and then when the doctors came in, we would all through the balls at them. hippie fest 2022 michigan; family picture poses for 5 adults; unforgettable who killed rachel; pacific northwest college of art notable alumni; adler sense of belonging family constellation I know no art more atmospheric than the music of Peter Duchin The bandsspecialties are memory and moodthe production of feelings under controlled circumstances. 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