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. Tunney said they were alike in that both had famous fathers and grew up in homes of privilege, but that didnt define them. ", Duchin revisited the scenes of his youth, talked to old friends and visited his mother's grave for the first time. In the late 70s through the 80s, when everybody was into show tunes, was probably when I was best known, he said. "[8], Oelrichs died on August 3, 1937 in the Harbor Sanitarium at 667 Madison Avenue,[9] just six days after the 1937 birth of the couple's son, Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937). The odd thing about Peter Duchins book is that he provides little, if any, information about his fathers family. 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. Mr. Duchin is that rare party entertainer so at home at a deluxe gala that he holds forth with guests while performing. When I moved to Asia, he came over to visit me, and he was the first to greet me back home. 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. The couple maintained a loft in New York City and a house in Washington, Connecticut in Litchfield County, Connecticut. 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. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. People ate it up when Mr. Duchin paused between numbers to tell stories from his past. Born with a respiratory illness, Duchin was given only two weeks to live. Join our community book club. Science. In a sense, I was envious of the connections he had, the people he knew, the opportunities and the travel he experienced. "The only kids to play with were the kids of the help," Duchin recalls. But it was too late to establish warm ties. 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. There is a soundtrack to this book review. You rarely hear Peter refer to himself, unless you ask, and hes loyal to the bone to those he loves. Travel & Experiences. Survived by three children Sandra (John) Moe of AL, Michael of Romulus and Deborah (Mark) Read More, died Sunday. While in the Navy, Eddy Duchin visited Peter and Marie Harriman, who helped raise Peter. He Read More, DUCHIN HARVEY ERIC, M.D. In essence, I was introduced to the world of the rich, the famous, the influential from Peter Duchin's perspective. 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. Imagine, if you were walking down the street, and you suddenly passed your mother and you didnt recognize her, and she didnt recognize you? He is an actor, known for The Post (2017), Working Girl (1988) and Jade (1995). This is one of the most compulsively readable memoirs I have ever read. [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. Give me a party where people are having a ball. He retired as a salesman with Rhulen Insurance Co. and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was considered a throwback even when he first began playing professionally in the 1960s. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Lev and the late Martin Gates. Im more jazz. 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. 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. "I wanted to explore the degree of that loneliness.". 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. She scandalized them by appearing in cigarette ads in the '20s. didn't finish. He has bookings that go into 1980, and . He used his time in recovery to encourage fellow patients undergoing physical therapy to make themselves happy no matter what. [3], Duchin married Virginia Coleman over the 2012 Memorial Day weekend in East Hampton. It was probably a way of trying to establish that I had roots in the first place, he said. I graduated GeorgetownNursing and I know where the Harriman house was. Read More, MONROE TOWNSHIP -- Meyer M. Duchin, 91, died Tuesday at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick. He said patrons at the Maisonette, where he had his first steady job, gave him a hard time for playing long-hair music.. 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. Dad was shorthand for a series of Eddy Duchin standards that began with Embraceable You and ended with Stormy Weather. He also played his fathers theme song, Chopins Nocturne in E flat. [4], Please expand the article to include this information. Lets conclude the soundtrack with Make Someone Happy, the theme song of Peter Duchins orchestra. Read More, Duchin, Alex Romulus, MI Mr. Duchin, 81, passed Friday, September 9, 2005 at his home. Harvey completed high school at West Orange High School, West Orange, N.J. 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. To receive obit/directions text 1842754 to 414-301-6422. It makes everybody look like theyre a good dancer. 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? TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. 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.. Being a fan of big bands and of jazz, I really wanted to read Peter Duchin's biography. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Born with a respiratory illness, Duchin was given only two weeks to live. It's an irresistible story. Born in New York City, Mrs. Duchin was a former resident of Liberty, NY, Sarasota, FL, and Monroe Township. Dear mother of Sue Ellen (Steven) Bergner. Survivors include Read More, Edward A. Duchin, of San Antonio passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020. Duchin is an honorary member and former Vice-Chairman of the New York State Council on the Arts. Now, they talk business, they network. Dear father of Paul Duchin, Neal (Chaya) Duchin, Steven (Paula) Duchin and the late Burt Alan Duchin. When I opened the hatch and looked up, I saw well-polished shoes, then pinstriped suit pants: there was Averell. A lot of adults arent very graceful when they try to dance like kids, he said. Who cares? she said. Are you with me so far? I wanted to investigate my past and leave a history for my kids. Duchin's mother died in childbirth. 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. From the description of Brooke Hayward papers, 1911-1977. 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. Beloved wife of Michael. "[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 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 had my return ticket to New York in hand. 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. While at Yale, Duchin decided to take a junior year abroad to study French at the Sorbonne. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapel, Deerfield Beach. By 2009, Duchin's band had played at an estimated 6,000 performances.[2]. Read More, Passed on Friday, September 9, 2005 at his home. 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. I actually couldn't relate to much of it. 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. I hang out with people I dig, people who are interesting. Peter Duchin, whose new memoir is out now, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in New York City in 1971. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. CHURCH Read More, DUCHIN, Meyer M. Of Monroe Township. By now, Peter Duchin's career has lasted longer than his father's. Eddy Duchin died of leukemia in 1951 at age 42. 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. And you have to really set up a crowd. Peter Duchin. 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. 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. THERE are certain people for whom a party doesnt rate if the Peter Duchin Orchestra isnt playing. I agree with Muschamp that music inspires memory and mood and, as he also wrote, evaporates into ambience. Im awfully glad he didnt use the word glamorous. 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. He had no money of his own. He served in the Navy in WWII and graduated from Emerson College, Boston in 1951. 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. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader. 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. In a new memoir, Peter Duchin doesnt simply tell storieshe makes them sing. Though Duchin is treated in public as a celebrity, he is far more complex than just that one identity. Peter Duchin can tell us a thing or two. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. They certainly couldnt argue that the child lacked opportunities, being brought up in the home of an Protestant American prince. 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. Burial: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin. He has been married to Virginia Coleman since 2012. I think he had heard I was having too much fun in Paris, Duchin remembered. Read More, Arrangements under the direction of Olinger Hampden Mortuary & Cemetery, Denver, CO. Read More, Col. RONALD A. DUCHIN, USA (Ret.) Peter Duchin was born on July 28, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. He has a four yearold brother, Jason, and a sister, Courtney, who is two and a half. 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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. But he wasnt raised by family. Still, he does wear one almost every night. Terms & Privacy I felt that pressure, but I needed it. Obituaries. It's just a phone book. 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. He spent time in Paris, France and studied at the Sorbonne before returning home and graduating from Yale University. Theyre more Sinatra, Bobby Darin.. Anyway, who cares?. 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. Paul Duchin Dearest brother and uncle, 76 Paul Duchin, 76, of Livingston, N.J., passed away on Jan. 28, 2018, after a short illness. Right. If you are a fan of the 40s thru the 60s, you'll enjoy the personal stories. Cherished grandmother of Michael and Logan. 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. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader . 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. 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. Behind the stage he addressed the members of his band, a core group of seven younger musicians. Paris, France and studied at the Sorbonne that didnt define them series of Eddy Duchin visited and. Pinstriped suit pants: there was Averell the Child lacked opportunities, being brought in! 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