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. Freddye was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. 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. He used his time in recovery to encourage fellow patients undergoing physical therapy to make themselves happy no matter what. Join our community book club. In 2008 Hayward and Duchin announced their separation, and they eventually divorced. Segue to Eddy Duchins signature tune, Chopins Nocturne in E-flat. Peter Duchin was born on July 28, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. During WWII she worked as a clerk for the U.S. Army Air Force in Waco where Read More, Carole passed away in April 2012. 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. From the time I began at the Maisonette, newspapers and magazines persistently described me as the glamorous Peter Duchin, as if the adjective was part of my name. 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. 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. Read More, Naomi A. Duchin EWING - Naomi A. Duchin, 91, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013. 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. 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. Read More, Arrangements under the direction of Olinger Hampden Mortuary & Cemetery, Denver, CO. Read More, Col. RONALD A. DUCHIN, USA (Ret.) 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. If you are a fan of the 40s thru the 60s, you'll enjoy the personal stories. David Netto. 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. My father was a ghost to me. He was chatting while he and his band played The Wanderer, the Dion staple, between conversations with Gay Talese and Mary McFadden, though he might as well have been in his own living room. 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. 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.. 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). Beloved husband of Betty L. (Criche) for over 60 years. Really never heard of Peter or his father, but was pulled into the period. It makes everybody look like theyre a good dancer. The word glamour, which comes from Scots, means magic and enchantment, and for me, certain kinds of music have those qualities. Born in New York City, Mrs. Duchin was a former resident of Liberty, NY, Sarasota, FL, and Monroe Township. 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. His mother, who was thrown out of the New York Social Register for marrying a Jew (to which she responded, "Who cares? He said patrons at the Maisonette, where he had his first steady job, gave him a hard time for playing long-hair music.. Terms & Privacy Here are 10 you cant miss. Variations: Viewing All | Peter Duchin. He spent time in Paris, France and studied at the Sorbonne before returning home and graduating from Yale University. Harvey was born in Newark, N.J., on July 12, 1938, son of Harry and Bessie (Goldberg) Duchin. On February 9, 1951, Eddy Duchin died at age 41 at Memorial Hospital in Manhattan of acute myelogenous leukemia. Mr. Duchins father, Eddy Duchin, was also a bandleader and was famous for a string of Top 10 records in the 1930s. ", Duchin revisited the scenes of his youth, talked to old friends and visited his mother's grave for the first time. Loving sister of several brothers and sisters. 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. Marjorie was born on June 23, 1908 and was daughter of Marjorie Ramely Oelrichs (ne Turnbull; 18831952) and Charles de Loosey Oelrichs (18821973). "It seemed so limiting," he says, "but now it's meaningless. 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. But in 2013, Duchin suffered a stroke that left him with limited use of his left . (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. Anyone can read what you share. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Belleville. Duchin was educated at Eaglebrook School (where he studied piano with Carrie Barbour Swift) and The Hotchkiss School prep schools in New England. 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.". She told me that it was the happiest night of their lives.. He was the husband of Gloria Duchin. 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.. You rarely hear Peter refer to himself, unless you ask, and hes loyal to the bone to those he loves. Hes intuitive and observant and has that natural driving curiosity. Each of them knows about 3,000 songs. 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. 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. After his divorce from Zauderer, in 1985 Duchin married Brooke Hayward, with whom he had been living since 1981. Private family services were held. The child, the couple's third, has been. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader . Real Name: Peter Oelrichs Duchin. 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. Travel & Experiences. 2021 PETER DUCHIN, This story appears in the December 2021/January 2022 issue of Town & Country. I never have, and I agree that glamour, whatever that once meant, has pretty much disappeared. Sports. The Harrimans provided roofs over his head; a governess; a pony; lessons in riding, shooting, fishing and skiing; education at the best schools; and opportunities for travel and socializing with a brilliant array of thinkers, politicians, artists and society types. 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. The late U.S. Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart famously said that pornography is hard to define, but I know it when I see it. Id say the same about glamour. These days class lines are so blurred. 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. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader. Freddye was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Peter Duchin and Quincy Jones at a 1961 birthday party for singer Lesley Gore. He wanted to make a big effort to get close to me, but it never happened. 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. Read More, Duchin, Alex Romulus, MI Mr. Duchin, 81, passed Friday, September 9, 2005 at his home. Im more jazz. I dont care. Reading Time: 3 minutes. The art historian Herbert Muschamp was interested in the same magic. 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. He was previously married to Brooke Hayward and Cheray Georgea Zauderer. 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. 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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I really loved the movie about his father, Eddy Duchin, and it was wonderful that he was able to agree that Tyrone Power was the best actor to be typecast for the role; got to dance and converse with Kim Novak when the movie was made in 1956. In a new memoir, Peter Duchin doesnt simply tell storieshe makes them sing. "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). Peter Duchin can tell us a thing or two. 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.. She lived for 12 years in Stamford, before moving to California, where she died peacefully on December 5, at the age of 100. He is an actor, known for The Post (2017), Working Girl (1988) and Jade (1995). Right. 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Science. I don't think it was .name-dropping. 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. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. When Eddy Duchin died of leukemia in 1951, "he left me enough money to go to school, which was great," Duchin says. 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.. 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. Beard interviewed Duchin for the aforementioned program that night and like the audience, her admiration for her subject was apparent. Everyone from Frank Sinatra and Ernest Hemingway to Jackie and Ari Onassis makes an appearance in the course of Duchins star-studded story. In essence, I was introduced to the world of the rich, the famous, the influential from Peter Duchin's perspective. In the 1996 memoir Ghost of a Chance, his son Peter wrote of the factual discrepancies in the film The Eddy Duchin Story . ", 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. CHURCH Read More, DUCHIN, Meyer M. Of Monroe Township. With sincerity and humor, Face the Music offers a moving portrait of an extraordinary life, its disruptions, and revitalization. "C.D OELRICHS WEDS MADELINE MILLIUS; New York Stock Broker, 44, Marries Daughter of Late Paris Perfumer, 23. 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. After her parents divorce, her father remarried to Madeleine Lucienne Meyer, a daughter of Millius Pierre Meyer, in 1926. While in the Navy, Eddy Duchin visited Peter and Marie Harriman, who helped raise Peter. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Belleville originally appeared, the famous, couple. Birthday party for singer Lesley Gore the personal stories Jade ( 1995 ) the scenes of his.. Since 1981 an American pianist and band leader a bandleader and was famous for a string of Top records... 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