She Read More, MARY DUCHIN was for 50 years a much-loved English teacher at Bayonne High School in Bayonne, NJ. Contributions Tower One Foundation, Inc., 18 Tower Lane, New Haven, Ct. 06519. In 1937, however, Marjorie died a week after having given birth to Peter. Cherished grandmother of Michael and Logan. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Lev and the late Martin Gates. Made you see how interconnected the mover and shakers were. 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. Dad, as I always understood it, was more straightforward, with fancy embellishments, he said. You rarely hear Peter refer to himself, unless you ask, and hes loyal to the bone to those he loves. Dear father of Paul Duchin, Neal (Chaya) Duchin, Steven (Paula) Duchin and the late Burt Alan Duchin. 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. 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 . 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. I found it interesting, especially since I did not grow up in the kind of environment that he did. Four years later, the famous bandleader died of leukemia at age 42. Gloria Duchin passed away peacefully, Sunday morning July 31, at her home in Vero Beach, Florida surrounded by her loving family. 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. The couple maintained a loft in New York City and a house in Washington, Connecticut in Litchfield County, Connecticut. His pianist father, Eddy Duchin, died when Peter was 12, and his mother, socialite Marjorie Oelrichs, died when he was only 6 days old. "That's one of the reasons I have absolutely no class consciousness. She was a society girl, growing up at Rose Cliff in Newport, but she wanted to work. 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. "The only kids to play with were the kids of the help," Duchin recalls. "[1] After the death of both of his parents he was raised by close family friends, statesman W. Averell Harriman and his wife, Marie Norton Harriman. Now, they talk business, they network. 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. Would recommend. 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. Lets listen. Peter Duchin. He was 96 years old. A maternal aunt was suffragist Alison Turnbull Hopkins. [3], Duchin married Virginia Coleman over the 2012 Memorial Day weekend in East Hampton. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader. Service Private. Really enjoyed it. ), I walked up to Kim Novak from behind, put my arms around her, gave her a kiss on the ear and said, Hi, Mom, Mr. Duchin recalled. Skate boarding was like breathing Read More, Arrangements under the direction of Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel, Livingston, NJ. So was my mother. Mr. Duchin is thick-chested and ruddy-faced, with a mane of sandy hair just on the long side of businesslike. It's just a phone book. 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.". Lots of parties. His immensely popular father had been one of the earliest pianists to lead an orchestra and was known particularly for his jazz music. 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. 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. She told me that it was the happiest night of their lives.. He has been married to Virginia Coleman since 2012. I actually couldn't relate to much of it. It sounded pretty shallow to me, but I got used to it, even if Ive always thought of myself as anything but glamorous. Her cheering section of friends and family were at her side along the course with her AngelsGrace colleagues. Reading Time: 3 minutes. 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). Whether headlining Truman Capotes Black and White Ball or sharing the stage with the Supremes for a deb party at a Lake Forest country club, in the six decades that he has played the most exclusive dance floors in the world Peter Duchin has always lived up to his theme song, Make Someone Happy., Bandleader and epitome of elegance, Duchin did it again last Friday, an evening that began with a call from one of his favorite friends, Abra Prentice Wilkin (who regretted not being there but wished him good luck). 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. 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. By submitting your e-mail, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. I guess it's difficult to live in one's father's shadow, but that's what Peter must do. Duchin recorded for the following recording companies: Decca Records, Bell Records and Capitol Records. Born November 24, 1923 to the late John & Jenny (Marina). 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. Everyone remembers the parties where they danced all night, Mr. Duchin said. People ate it up when Mr. Duchin paused between numbers to tell stories from his past. The child, the couple's third, has been. Devoted grandmother of Scott, Eric, Deb (Dan), Patty (Bart), Michelle (Steve), Matt, and Andy. His mother was Marjorie Oelrichs, a Newport, Rhode Island and New York City. Read More, Passed on Friday, September 9, 2005 at his home. 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. He used his time in recovery to encourage fellow patients undergoing physical therapy to make themselves happy no matter what. 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. Theyre more Sinatra, Bobby Darin.. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. 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Born May 23, 1945, in Newark, New Jersey, son of Harry and Bess (ne Goldberg) Duchin. [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]. I know no art more atmospheric than the music of Peter Duchin The bandsspecialties are memory and moodthe production of feelings under controlled circumstances. 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. "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). Though Duchin is treated in public as a celebrity, he is far more complex than just that one identity. In 1964, he married Cheray Zauderer, a divorced Manhattan socialite with whom he eventually had three children. The pressure substituted for ambition." 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