Lets conclude the soundtrack with Make Someone Happy, the theme song of Peter Duchins orchestra. Mr. Duchin is that rare party entertainer so at home at a deluxe gala that he holds forth with guests while performing. 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.. He was previously married to Brooke Hayward and Cheray Georgea Zauderer. 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. 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. 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. Peter Duchin, pianist and society bandleader, without one of his 15 tuxedos, rehearsing for a Port Jefferson, N.Y., concert. I felt that pressure, but I needed it. She was born August 18, 1924 in Waco, TX to Sol and Stella Ashendorf. [4], Please expand the article to include this information. Who else besides Peter Duchin shot ducks with Averell Harriman and jammed with Lester Young? He was previously married to Brooke Hayward and Cheray Georgea Zauderer. If you are a fan of the 40s thru the 60s, you'll enjoy the personal stories. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader. While in the Navy, Eddy Duchin visited Peter and Marie Harriman, who helped raise Peter. Loving grandfather of Rachel, Hillel, Elana, Yitzchak, Bracha, Rena, Batya, Austin Duchin, and Adam Burt Shapiro. PAUL DUCHIN OBITUARY. By 2009, Duchin's band had played at an estimated 6,000 performances.[2]. Finally, Marie Harriman took him aside and told him to get his ass in gear.. He spent time in Paris, France and studied at the Sorbonne before returning home and graduating from Yale University. But when he goes . 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. 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. Peter Duchin. Mr. Duchins father, Eddy Duchin, was also a bandleader and was famous for a string of Top 10 records in the 1930s. During his recovery period, his bed was moved into his downstairs study, his wife placing beloved Cecil Beaton photos of his parents right onto the bookcase for him to look at daily. ", Duchin revisited the scenes of his youth, talked to old friends and visited his mother's grave for the first time. There have been peaks and valleys since. He began skate boarding at the age of nine. His soaring talent as a musician is well-known, and he deserves world-wide recognition for his music, but Peter is more than a music man, hes an uncommon man with theinvaluable gift of sharing life itself with a common touch.. Harvey was born in Newark, N.J., on July 12, 1938, son of Harry and Bessie (Goldberg) Duchin. Certainly a book about the rich and famous especially in the 30s-60s. The couple maintained a loft in New York City and a house in Washington, Connecticut in Litchfield County, Connecticut. Eddy Duchin on piano at the Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Theres lots of searing reality here, but no fewer laughs. I dont care. 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. Join our community book club. He was 96 years old. He has played for presidents, kings, and queens, as well as for civil rights and cultural organizations. 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. 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. 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? 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. 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. Yet I wanted to understand the atmosphere in which Dad and I succeeded, what people thought they saw in us, and why they imagined that dancing to our music could make them glamorous, too. Really enjoyed it. 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. Dear mother of Sue Ellen (Steven) Bergner. 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. Proud mother of Michael (Mary) and Jeffrey (Mary Ellen). Everything required for the child's health and comfort was provided carefully and thoughtfully. He is an actor, known for The Post (2017), Working Girl (1988) and Jade (1995). In the final section, Duchin reveals how his career and public celebrity were made possible by his brilliant social connections. She lived for 12 years in Stamford, before moving to California, where she died peacefully on December 5, at the age of 100. Sure, the rich and famous are different from you and me, as F. Scott Fitzgerald might have put it: Thats because their friends have excuses to write gossipy books like this. Duchin recorded for the following recording companies: Decca Records, Bell Records and Capitol Records. Society has changed -- it's no longer based on background or manners; it's based on money.". A lot of adults arent very graceful when they try to dance like kids, he said. 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? [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]. Marjorie de Loosey Oelrichs Duchin (June 23, 1908 - August 3, 1937) was an American socialite. 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. 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. When we arrived, we found just one table set for two in the center of the room. On February 9, 1951, Eddy Duchin died at age 41 at Memorial Hospital in Manhattan of acute myelogenous leukemia. 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.. I never have, and I agree that glamour, whatever that once meant, has pretty much disappeared. 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. Everyone from Frank Sinatra and Ernest Hemingway to Jackie and Ari Onassis makes an appearance in the course of Duchins star-studded story. His single "Star Dust" reached No. Politics. Soundtrack: The Post. 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. 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). Survivors include Read More, Edward A. Duchin, of San Antonio passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020. Anyone can read what you share. 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. The odd thing about Peter Duchins book is that he provides little, if any, information about his fathers family. 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. 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.. They got loose. Duchin was born in New York City, the son of pianist and band leader Eddy Duchin. He was a little 19th century, a little aloof, and not the type you want arriving at a time like that. She asked me why I could possibly be interested. Over the years Mr. Duchin, as both pianist and bandleader, has provided the musical entertainment at an estimated 6,000 celebrations. When I opened the hatch and looked up, I saw well-polished shoes, then pinstriped suit pants: there was Averell. 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. concerts, tea dances and debutante parties. The diagnosis was a clogged lung, likely caused by a recent bout of pneumonia, and, in that . 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. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader . Its chock-full of name-dropping--but its more than a simple-minded celebrity bio. She was born November 26, 1923 daughter of the late William and Caroline (Gilbert) Criche. Services Wednesday, see last Wednesdays paper or visit funeral home website for complete notice. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Lev and the late Martin Gates. "[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). "C.D OELRICHS WEDS MADELINE MILLIUS; New York Stock Broker, 44, Marries Daughter of Late Paris Perfumer, 23. Dear grandmother of Mark (Jacki) and Katie Bergner. In 1964, he married Cheray Zauderer, a divorced Manhattan socialite with whom he eventually had three children. Pretty soon we were all smiling because they had hope.. 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. As a child, Duchin's nurse and governess kept scrapbooks about his family but cut out all references to how his mother had died. Mr. Duchin laments about how much the landscape has changed since his heyday, in part because hes lonely. Anyone can read what you share. 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. of Plattsburgh, NY, died July 9, 2007 after a long illness. Read More, Naomi A. Duchin EWING - Naomi A. Duchin, 91, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013. 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. But his ultimate success could not have come without real talent and the one legacy he did inherit from his father: a genuine passion for music. There was no trust fund waiting for him, no inherited position at a Wall Street law firm or investment bank. Peter Duchin. "The only kids to play with were the kids of the help," Duchin recalls. Now, they talk business, they network. Obituaries. 143 in the Cashbox survey, 1964. When his celebrated parents died young, Peter was raised by New York Gov. Mr. Duchin, right, with Liz Smith and Tommy Tune at this years New York Landmarks Conservancy fund-raiser. 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 . Marjorie de Loosey Oelrichs Duchin (June 23, 1908 August 3, 1937) was an American socialite. His mother, who was thrown out of the New York Social Register for marrying a Jew (to which she responded, "Who cares? I had to go to work to eat.". Glamour and style usually go together, but anyone with taste and money can buy a snappy wardrobe, so what makes a person, an object, or a place seem glamorous? Peter ended up being raised amid extraordinary wealth and privilege by his godparents, W. Averell and Marie Harriman. Peter Duchin was born in New York City in 1937, the only child of his handsome father, Eddy, and his attractive socialite wife, Marjorie Oelrichs. Duchin was the only child of Eddy Duchin and Marjorie Oelrichs, a socialite who died soon after Peter's birth. Paul Duchin Dearest brother and uncle, 76 Paul Duchin, 76, of Livingston, N.J., passed away on Jan. 28, 2018, after a short illness. Duchin's mother died in childbirth. "That's about it. My father was a ghost to me. In 2008 Hayward and Duchin announced their separation, and they eventually divorced. He was considered a throwback even when he first began playing professionally in the 1960s. It's just a phone book. Colin Duchin has posted every other day, and it looks like prayers and medicine and patience have paid off. When I moved to Asia, he came over to visit me, and he was the first to greet me back home. The young boy was raised primarily by his godparents, the illustrious W. Averell. 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. 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. Highly recommended. 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. 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). And we can forgive them because they pass the good times on to us. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. He was predeceased in death by his mother Norma Read More, Duchin, Cole 1994 - 2017 Timothy Cole Duchin, age 23, of Grove City, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017. [1], Duchin formed his first professional band, which played the St. Regis Hotel in New York City, in 1962 thanks in part to his family name and the networking it had made possible. Born with a respiratory illness, Duchin was given only two weeks to live. When he returned, he wanted me to take piano lessons and to set up two pianos so we could play together. Really never heard of Peter or his father, but was pulled into the period. When I had to wear designer suits for magazine shoots, I felt uncomfortable. 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. 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. 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. Loving sister of several brothers and sisters. 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. Along the way it was not only his wife Virginia and his amazing assistant Adelle who pushed him to recover but also the power of the parents he lost at such young ages. Having entertained presidents, kings, and queens, and serving as Audrey Hepburns chosen date for the Paris Opera Ball, no one knows caf society better. 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. His mother was Marjorie Oelrichs, a Newport, Rhode Island and New York City socialite who died unexpectedly when he was just five days old. 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 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 added, Hes a rare friend who listens well. She scandalized them by appearing in cigarette ads in the '20s. The word glamour, which comes from Scots, means magic and enchantment, and for me, certain kinds of music have those qualities. So was my mother. Dear sister of the late Nettie Miller and Harold Miller. 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. It means youre so old a pigeon can land on you, he said while seated at the piano during cocktail hour. The child, the couple's third, has been named Colin Z. In a new memoir, Peter Duchin doesnt simply tell storieshe makes them sing. He was the husband of Gloria Duchin. 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. Indeed, Duchin grew up feeling entitled to these luxuries. 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. Read More, Duchin, Mary Kathryn (Nee Kaiser) Mary began training for Heaven's Marathon, Saturday, April 13th, at the age of 79. After his divorce from Zauderer, in 1985 Duchin married Brooke Hayward, with whom he had been living since 1981. Peter Duchin has a closet full of clothes and almost all of them are tuxedos. His second wife, from whom he recently separated, was the actress Brooke Hayward. Of course not. Cherished father of Sandra (John) Moe, Michael, and Deborah (Mark) Wilutis. 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. It was time to earn a living, she said. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Belleville. 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. And you have to really set up a crowd. Actually read this book in hardback. FROM FACE THE MUSIC, BY PETER DUCHIN WITH PATRICIA BEARD, TO BE PUBLISHED DECEMBER 7 BY DOUBLEDAY. 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