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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. 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. 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. Pretty soon we were all smiling because they had hope.. Though Duchin is treated in public as a celebrity, he is far more complex than just that one identity. Dear mother of Sue Ellen (Steven) Bergner. Theres lots of searing reality here, but no fewer laughs. Opinion. "That's one of the reasons I have absolutely no class consciousness. 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. Read More, Duchin, Florence "Sue" (Nee Lillge) Age 86. He was previously married to Brooke Hayward and Cheray Georgea Zauderer. 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. It was probably a way of trying to establish that I had roots in the first place, he said. Peter Duchin. It sounded pretty shallow to me, but I got used to it, even if Ive always thought of myself as anything but glamorous. Peter Duchin figures he's played 5,000 parties since his first gig in 1962. When his celebrated parents died young, Peter was raised by New York Gov. Paul Duchin, 76 of Livingston, NJ passed away on January 28th after a short illness. Over the years Mr. Duchin, as both pianist and bandleader, has provided the musical entertainment at an estimated 6,000 celebrations. Duchin explores what "glamour" and "society" once meant, and what they mean now. Freddye was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. That is how I felt. Marjorie was born on June 23, 1908 and was daughter of Marjorie Ramely Oelrichs (ne Turnbull; 18831952) and Charles de Loosey Oelrichs (18821973). Duchin was educated at Eaglebrook School (where he studied piano with Carrie Barbour Swift) and The Hotchkiss School prep schools in New England. So many names dropped I skipped through whole paragraphs. When I moved to Asia, he came over to visit me, and he was the first to greet me back home. He spent time in Paris, France and studied at the Sorbonne before returning home and graduating from Yale University. Read More, Beloved husband of Cecelia Duchin. Read More, Duchin, Mary Kathryn (Nee Kaiser) Mary began training for Heaven's Marathon, Saturday, April 13th, at the age of 79. And what can he tell us of glamour, something Duchin has forgotten more about than you or I will ever know? It was in this period that I finally got to know them in a way. 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. Travel & Experiences. He used his time in recovery to encourage fellow patients undergoing physical therapy to make themselves happy no matter what. I actually couldn't relate to much of it. "C.D OELRICHS WEDS MADELINE MILLIUS; New York Stock Broker, 44, Marries Daughter of Late Paris Perfumer, 23. 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. 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. Dear father of Paul Duchin, Neal (Chaya) Duchin, Steven (Paula) Duchin and the late Burt Alan Duchin. 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. 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. Made you see how interconnected the mover and shakers were. 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. Highly recommended. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. In the late 70s through the 80s, when everybody was into show tunes, was probably when I was best known, he said. Also survived by other relatives and friends. Peter Duchin has a closet full of clothes and almost all of them are tuxedos. 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. From the description of Brooke Hayward papers, 1911-1977. 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). That was a stroke of good fortune. Read More, Passed on Friday, September 9, 2005 at his home. 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). 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. Certainly a book about the rich and famous especially in the 30s-60s. 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. 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. [6][7] Marjorie was removed from the New York Social Register for marrying Duchin because Eddy was Jewish; her reaction was reportedly "Who cares? I wrote about the irony of Duchin and Peter Beard, friends since they were six years old . 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.. He has been married to Virginia Coleman since 2012. But he wasnt raised by family. 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. The odd thing about Peter Duchins book is that he provides little, if any, information about his fathers family. 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. Porters lyrics were never better than when he was talking about the international glamour set. They certainly couldnt argue that the child lacked opportunities, being brought up in the home of an Protestant American prince. 143 in the Cashbox survey, 1964. While at Yale, Duchin decided to take a junior year abroad to study French at the Sorbonne. Born November 24, 1923 to the late John & Jenny (Marina). 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 art historian Herbert Muschamp was interested in the same magic. Paul Duchin Dearest brother and uncle, 76 Paul Duchin, 76, of Livingston, N.J., passed away on Jan. 28, 2018, after a short illness. 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. Everyone remembers the parties where they danced all night, Mr. Duchin said. Still, he does wear one almost every night. He moved to California in the 50's and worked as an actor. He was previously married to Brooke Hayward and Cheray Georgea Zauderer. 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. Our mission is to get Southern California reading and talking. Duchin with vocalist and guitarist Roberta Fabiano when he received the Living Landmark Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy. (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. She died peacefully on December 5, 2009 at the age of 100 in California, where she has lived for the past 12 years. Soundtrack: The Post. She told me that it was the happiest night of their lives.. His immensely popular father had been one of the earliest pianists to lead an orchestra and was known particularly for his jazz music. Read More, Duchin, Daniel, 78, of Boca Raton, FL, passed away on January 21, 2009. That is why I wrote the book, to tell people to not give up, he shared. He is an actor, known for The Post (2017), Working Girl (1988) and Jade (1995). 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. 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. The few he calls peers today Bob Hardwick and Mike Carney arent nearly as well known. Join our community book club. Born in New York City, Mrs. Duchin was a former resident of Liberty, NY, Sarasota, FL, and Monroe Township. 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. Colin Duchin has posted every other day, and it looks like prayers and medicine and patience have paid off. He was 96 years old. Read More, Arrangements under the direction of Olinger Hampden Mortuary & Cemetery, Denver, CO. Read More, Col. RONALD A. DUCHIN, USA (Ret.) The couple maintained a loft in New York City and a house in Washington, Connecticut in Litchfield County, Connecticut. Duchin's music was much heard on middle of the road radio in the late 1960s and early 1970s from albums and singles released on the Decca, Bell and Capitol labels. After her parents divorce, her father remarried to Madeleine Lucienne Meyer, a daughter of Millius Pierre Meyer, in 1926. Burial: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin. She was born in New York City to the late Frances Stelman Weisbard and Oscar Pomeranz. As it continued, it became nothing but a who's who of the rich and famous. Had difficulties with all the name dropping, arrogance,etc. I much preferred to be wearing my beat-up waders to fish in a stream. Each of them knows about 3,000 songs. Face the Music: A Memoir by Peter Duchin with Patricia Beard. I always visualized her and always missed her, he shared. The pressure substituted for ambition." [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]. He has played for presidents, kings, and queens, as well as for civil rights and cultural organizations. 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. David Netto. 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. Really never heard of Peter or his father, but was pulled into the period. And we can forgive them because they pass the good times on to us. He wanted to make a big effort to get close to me, but it never happened. By and large he has been plying an increasingly endangered trade. Like I said at the beginning, it was interesting, not great. 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. Averell Harriman and his wife, Marie. The celebrated society bandleader has been equally at home in the privileged worlds of money and power and of jazz musicians, bohemians and barmen. Society has changed -- it's no longer based on background or manners; it's based on money.". I wanted to investigate my past and leave a history for my kids. 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. [10] After Eddy's death in 1951, Peter was raised by close family friends, statesman W. Averell Harriman and his wife, Marie Norton Harriman.[8]. 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At weddings in particular, you need to be able to do the Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, the Beach Boys, or else wed only be hired by 90-year-olds, he said. By 2009, Duchin's band had played at an estimated 6,000 performances.[2]. "It's an amazing story," says Duchin over lunch at the Huntington Hotel. PAUL DUCHIN OBITUARY. Hart Preston/Time Life Pictures, via Getty Images. 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 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 found it interesting, especially since I did not grow up in the kind of environment that he did. 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. He used his time in recovery to encourage fellow patients undergoing physical therapy to make themselves happy no matter what. 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. Duchin's riveting new book. 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. 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. 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. We played all night just for the couple celebrating their 60th anniversary. But when he goes . Except No Mother. In 1937, however, Marjorie died a week after having given birth to Peter. Her cheering section of friends and family were at her side along the course with her AngelsGrace colleagues. Not a great book but an enjoyable and interesting read. 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. He has a four yearold brother, Jason, and a sister, Courtney, who is two and a half. Loving mother of Dr. Sheldon & Jackie Duchin of Sharon, and Mark Duchin of Milton. [3], Duchin married Virginia Coleman over the 2012 Memorial Day weekend in East Hampton. He has bookings that go into 1980, and . Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. I think he had heard I was having too much fun in Paris, Duchin remembered. 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. The word glamour, which comes from Scots, means magic and enchantment, and for me, certain kinds of music have those qualities. For Duchin's a man who goes to parties. I like to let my musicians improvise a bit., Mr. Duchin likes modern music and is proud that his band was the first to perform rock n roll at the White House, when he was hired for the weddings of Lyndon Johnsons daughters. He added, Hes a rare friend who listens well. Paul Duchin, 76 of Livingston, NJ passed away on January 28th after a short illness. Duchin is an honorary member and former Vice-Chairman of the New York State Council on the Arts. 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. She Read More, MARY DUCHIN was for 50 years a much-loved English teacher at Bayonne High School in Bayonne, NJ. 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? Here is his story. 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. A nice, fluffy memoir with a straight-forward writing style. I think that was his life. As a child, Duchin's nurse and governess kept scrapbooks about his family but cut out all references to how his mother had died. Duchin recorded for the following recording companies: Decca Records, Bell Records and Capitol Records. Hospital scenes should be depressing, but in his hands they arent; descriptions of midcentury New York should be fascinating, and they are. 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. His mother was Marjorie Oelrichs, a Newport, Rhode Island and New York City. She is survived by her daughters, Faye Duchin of Stamford and Read More, Evelyn Duchin on April 2, 2009. Duchin used to be offended by the "society" label. He had my return ticket to New York in hand. Arrangements: Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing Twp. 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. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader. She was born November 26, 1923 daughter of the late William and Caroline (Gilbert) Criche. In 1947, Eddy Duchin remarried and young Peter moved in with him for the first time. concerts, tea dances and debutante parties. Reading Time: 3 minutes. People ate it up when Mr. Duchin paused between numbers to tell stories from his past. Read More, Duchin, Alex Romulus, MI Mr. Duchin, 81, passed Friday, September 9, 2005 at his home. 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. About music, about style, about survival with a smile. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Actually read this book in hardback. Peter ended up being raised amid extraordinary wealth and privilege by his godparents, W. Averell and Marie Harriman. 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. 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. 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. Obituaries. Everything required for the child's health and comfort was provided carefully and thoughtfully. Hes intuitive and observant and has that natural driving curiosity. But it was too late to establish warm ties. Gloria Duchin passed away peacefully, Sunday morning July 31, at her home in Vero Beach, Florida surrounded by her loving family. His pianist father, Eddy Duchin, died when Peter was 12, and his mother, socialite Marjorie Oelrichs, died when he was only 6 days old. 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.. In the 1996 memoir Ghost of a Chance, his son Peter wrote of the factual discrepancies in the film The Eddy Duchin Story . Brother of Edward (Freddye) Duchin Read More, 10 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Belleville. 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. In 1964, he married Cheray Zauderer, a divorced Manhattan socialite with whom he eventually had three children. Mr. Duchin is thick-chested and ruddy-faced, with a mane of sandy hair just on the long side of businesslike. Here are 10 you cant miss. 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. 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. Peter Duchin. In a sense, I was envious of the connections he had, the people he knew, the opportunities and the travel he experienced. She lived for 12 years in Stamford, before moving to California, where she died peacefully on December 5, at the age of 100. Variations: Viewing All | Peter Duchin. Services at Read More, (Nee Nolte) Found peace April 17, 2006 at the age of 87. 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