She was born in New York City to the late Frances Stelman Weisbard and Oscar Pomeranz. 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. 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. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Belleville. Read More, MONROE TOWNSHIP -- Meyer M. Duchin, 91, died Tuesday at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick. This was a very interesting memoir by the son on the famous Eddy Duchin, pianist and band leader who was popular in the 40's and early 50's. Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapel, Deerfield Beach. Muschamp described the ways in which dance music can create some of the elements I was searching for. We are playing gigs almost every week, he explained. Duchin used to be offended by the "society" label. Read More, Duchin, Alex Romulus, MI Mr. Duchin, 81, passed Friday, September 9, 2005 at his home. [2] Her paternal aunt was poet and playwright Michael Strange. Everybody will get up when they hear the opening bars, he said. 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. 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? He has been married to Virginia Coleman since 2012. 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. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. Beloved wife of the late Philip. From 1985 to 1989, Duchin had a professional partnership with Jimmy Maxwell, leader of the traditional society jazz band in New Orleans. Ron Galella // Getty Images From the time I began at the Maisonette, newspapers and magazines. Actually read this book in hardback. She died peacefully on December 5, 2009 at the age of 100 in California, where she has lived for the past 12 years. When Eddy Duchin died of leukemia in 1951, "he left me enough money to go to school, which was great," Duchin says. 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. 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 is thick-chested and ruddy-faced, with a mane of sandy hair just on the long side of businesslike. And we can forgive them because they pass the good times on to us. 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. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. "[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). 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. 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. In the late 70s through the 80s, when everybody was into show tunes, was probably when I was best known, he said. Highly recommended. That is why I wrote the book, to tell people to not give up, he shared. Place of Burial Private. Read More, Duchin, Mary Kathryn (Nee Kaiser) Mary began training for Heaven's Marathon, Saturday, April 13th, at the age of 79. The phrase "society bandleader" has a snooty ring to it. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Then, fresh out of the military, Duchin returned to New York, where he exhausted every social invitation tossed his way. 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. Paul Duchin, 76 of Livingston, NJ passed away on January 28th after a short illness. I felt that pressure, but I needed it. of Plattsburgh, NY, died July 9, 2007 after a long illness. Duchin was born in New York City, the son of pianist and band leader Eddy Duchin. 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. Though his uniform most nights is a tuxedo he keeps 15 of them in working order one evening near the end of the summer found him in a fishing jacket and Belgian casuals as he prepared to play a town concert in Port Jefferson, N.Y. Behind the stage he addressed the members of his band, a core group of seven younger musicians. concerts, tea dances and debutante parties. "There was a sadness and loneliness to my childhood that I'd repressed," says Duchin. 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. He was the husband of Gloria Duchin. His mother was Marjorie Oelrichs, a Newport, Rhode Island and New York City. He is an actor, known for The Post (2017), Working Girl (1988) and Jade (1995). Face the Music: A Memoir by Peter Duchin with Patricia Beard. Cherished grandmother of Michael and Logan. The pressure substituted for ambition." Read More, Services 1 p.m. at the Ira Kaufman Chapel, 248-569-0020. "C.D OELRICHS WEDS MADELINE MILLIUS; New York Stock Broker, 44, Marries Daughter of Late Paris Perfumer, 23. A lot of adults arent very graceful when they try to dance like kids, he said. Obituaries. See the article in its original context from. Tunney said they were alike in that both had famous fathers and grew up in homes of privilege, but that didnt define them. I play with my right hand and our bass player duplicates the sound the left hand would make. She asked me why I could possibly be interested. As a child, Duchin's nurse and governess kept scrapbooks about his family but cut out all references to how his mother had died. After his divorce from Zauderer, in 1985 Duchin married Brooke Hayward, with whom he had been living since 1981. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. He retired as a salesman with Rhulen Insurance Co. and was an Army veteran of World War II. hippie fest 2022 michigan; family picture poses for 5 adults; unforgettable who killed rachel; pacific northwest college of art notable alumni; adler sense of belonging family constellation On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He recalled that in the heyday of caf society, the inhabitants came from many walks of lifethey were joined by the noteworthy, by people in the entertainment business, and more: today you often find that manners are missing, he noted. At 59 he's no longer that dashing youth who had an affair in Spain with Ava Gardner, but he's still boyishly handsome. 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. In essence, I was introduced to the world of the rich, the famous, the influential from Peter Duchin's perspective. [4], Please expand the article to include this information. He had my return ticket to New York in hand. Here are 10 you cant miss. Visitation Tue., Nov. 21, 2006 at CHURCH AND CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME (1 block south of I-94, corner of Hwy J and JJ) from 4:30PM until time of Services at 5PM. A nice, fluffy memoir with a straight-forward writing style. I think that was his life. Read More, Naomi A. Duchin EWING - Naomi A. Duchin, 91, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013. TRAGIC BIRTH It's an irresistible story. THERE are certain people for whom a party doesnt rate if the Peter Duchin Orchestra isnt playing. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader . 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. Services at Read More, (Nee Nolte) Found peace April 17, 2006 at the age of 87. 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? Duchin's mother died in childbirth. Duchin's riveting new book. There were others doing what I did, musicians with full bands who played for dances, but they were all at least 20 years older: Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Meyer Davis; another was Lester Lanin, though he didnt write music or play an instrument himself. 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). Paul Duchin Obituary. Really enjoyed it. 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. The art historian Herbert Muschamp was interested in the same magic. 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. When he returned, he wanted me to take piano lessons and to set up two pianos so we could play together. Are you with me so far? CHURCH Read More, DUCHIN, Meyer M. Of Monroe Township. 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. 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. Made you see how interconnected the mover and shakers were. By submitting your e-mail, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. He was previously married to Brooke Hayward and Cheray Georgea Zauderer. That was a stroke of good fortune. Of course not. That should have made it clear that something very bad was going on. But I wasnt tracking much, except for the sound of a machine that constantly emitted an extremely irritating beep-beep just off A-flat., Or, subscribe to AIR MAIL and receive full access today. He practiced in Philadelphia at Pennsylvania and Lankenau Hospitals for 23 years. And you have to really set up a crowd. 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. Duchin the elder, the son of Jewish immigrant parents, was a musical genius who began leading his own orchestra in 1931 when he was only 22. Still, he does wear one almost every night. The odd thing about Peter Duchins book is that he provides little, if any, information about his fathers family. 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. So many names dropped I skipped through whole paragraphs. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Lev and the late Martin Gates. 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. "People expect you to live up to your father, and be better. Source for information on Duchin, Peter (Oelrichs) 1937 . She enjoyed music, knitting, crocheting, cooking and baking. We called it the businessmans bounce., https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/arts/music/06duchin.html. 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. Read More, Duchin , Betty L. Belleville, MI Age 84, died Sunday at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor. Brother of Edward (Freddye) Duchin Read More, 10 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Belleville. He said patrons at the Maisonette, where he had his first steady job, gave him a hard time for playing long-hair music.. 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. It is even more difficult to define, and, unlike pornography, the real thing is rare. When I opened the hatch and looked up, I saw well-polished shoes, then pinstriped suit pants: there was Averell. Except No Mother. Born with a respiratory illness, Duchin was given only two weeks to live. The word glamour, which comes from Scots, means magic and enchantment, and for me, certain kinds of music have those qualities. 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. 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. In 2005 he wrote a story in the New York Times Magazine titled Playing for Keeps. He focused on me, which I appreciated, but I was really the stand-in for a bigger idea. This month he is booked at the Blue and Gray Colonels Ball in Montgomery, Ala., in addition to the Metropolitan Operas annual New Years Eve gala. 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. Marjorie de Loosey Oelrichs Duchin (June 23, 1908 August 3, 1937) was an American socialite. "That's about it. While in the Navy, Eddy Duchin visited Peter and Marie Harriman, who helped raise Peter. 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. Dear grandfather of 10 and great-grandfather Read More, Submit an obit for publication in any local newspaper and on Legacy. I dont care. 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. 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. I think he had heard I was having too much fun in Paris, Duchin remembered. Sports. Arrange-ments by BROWN FUNERAL HOME, PLATTSBURGH, NY Read More, Duchin, Esther Nov. 16, 2006, age 86 years. Local Obituaries Geraldine Orosco, 76 of Charlotte, North Carolina passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 17, 2023. 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 had just spent 20 minutes rehearsing a number with Liz Smith, the gossip columnist and the events honorary chairwoman. (His father died when Mr. Duchin was 13. I asked a friend who had a career as an editor of fashion magazines what she thought about glamour. Born in Everett, MA, Mr. Duchin was a former resident of Liberty, NY and Sarasota, FL. Survivors include Read More, Edward A. Duchin, of San Antonio passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020. I guess it's difficult to live in one's father's shadow, but that's what Peter must do. 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. Paul Duchin Dearest brother and uncle, 76 Paul Duchin, 76, of Livingston, N.J., passed away on Jan. 28, 2018, after a short illness. 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. Science. But when he goes . Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Eddy Duchin on piano at the Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Theyre more Sinatra, Bobby Darin.. 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. Private family services were held. Maybe the finest autobiography that have read. Lots of parties. 143 in the Cashbox survey, 1964. Dear father of Paul Duchin, Neal (Chaya) Duchin, Steven (Paula) Duchin and the late Burt Alan Duchin. She had a shop in New York and also posed for Lucky Strike.. Mary was a resident of Delafield, Wisconsin at the time of passing Read More, Paul Duchin Dearest brother and uncle, 76 Paul Duchin, 76, of Livingston, N.J., passed away on Jan. 28, 2018, after a short illness. Cole was a 2012 graduate of the Southwest Career Academy. It's just a phone book. Lets conclude the soundtrack with Make Someone Happy, the theme song of Peter Duchins orchestra. That crowd knows he speaks their language better than they do, and hell play against it too, which is fun., There are genuine chops beneath the charmed and charming persona, Mr. Feinstein said. Ronald was a resident of Mc Lean, Virginia. 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? I graduated GeorgetownNursing and I know where the Harriman house was. 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. 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. 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. Peter Duchin, whose new memoir is out now, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in New York City in 1971. Terms & Privacy His fathers great innovation, he added, was to loose the piano from the confines of the percussion section and make it the belle of the band. 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. 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. Peter Duchin, pianist and society bandleader, without one of his 15 tuxedos, rehearsing for a Port Jefferson, N.Y., concert. 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 is a soundtrack to this book review. Ive come to feel that part of my job is to keep alive the American songbook, he continued, speaking of the jazz and musical-theater standards that were the dominant pop form for nearly half a century, and naming Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Richard Rodgers and Harold Arlen. He has a four yearold brother, Jason, and a sister, Courtney, who is two and a half. Hes intuitive and observant and has that natural driving curiosity. It was probably a way of trying to establish that I had roots in the first place, he said. She lived for 12 years in Stamford, before moving to California, where she died peacefully on December 5, at the age of 100. 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. Our mission is to get Southern California reading and talking. Loving sister of several brothers and sisters. 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. 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There have been peaks and valleys since. 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. Freddye was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. 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. The Eddy Duchin Story, starring Tyrone Power, was the heartbreak film of 1956 chronicling the Duchins great love affair and then early deaths. He used his time in recovery to encourage fellow patients undergoing physical therapy to make themselves happy no matter what. Marjorie was born on June 23, 1908 and was daughter of Marjorie Ramely Oelrichs (ne Turnbull; 18831952) and Charles de Loosey Oelrichs (18821973). Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader. The young boy was raised primarily by his godparents, the illustrious W. Averell. 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. In a new memoir, Peter Duchin doesnt simply tell storieshe makes them sing. She was born in New York City to the late Frances Stelman Weisbard and Oscar Pomeranz. [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. 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. Cherished father of Sandra (John) Moe, Michael, and Deborah (Mark) Wilutis. 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. 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. Would recommend. Theres lots of searing reality here, but no fewer laughs. On February 9, 1951, Eddy Duchin died at age 41 at Memorial Hospital in Manhattan of acute myelogenous leukemia. For Duchin's a man who goes to parties. Peter ended up being raised amid extraordinary wealth and privilege by his godparents, W. Averell and Marie Harriman. It was time to earn a living, she said. Mr. Duchin is that rare party entertainer so at home at a deluxe gala that he holds forth with guests while performing. Each of them knows about 3,000 songs. The legendary bandleaders first memoir, .css-gegin5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#9a0500;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-gegin5:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Ghost of a Chance, delivered memorable storytelling and anthropological information on a lost world, its customs, and its language: [Marie Harriman] may have coined the expression rat-fuck, which is what she called parties that were too big. Segue to Eddy Duchins signature tune, Chopins Nocturne in E-flat. Read More, Beloved husband of Cecelia Duchin. That is how I felt. Cole always lived life full throttle. It's just a phone book"), came from "the poor side" of the Oelrich family. Family (1) Spouse Virginia Coleman (2012 - present) She was born August 18, 1924 in Waco, TX to Sol and Stella Ashendorf. Born November 24, 1923 to the late John & Jenny (Marina). Survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. 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. Pretty soon we were all smiling because they had hope.. David Netto. When I moved to Asia, he came over to visit me, and he was the first to greet me back home. No one is glamorous anymore, she said. Not a great book but an enjoyable and interesting read. His pianist father, Eddy Duchin, died when Peter was 12, and his mother, socialite Marjorie Oelrichs, died when he was only 6 days old. "The only kids to play with were the kids of the help," Duchin recalls. He had just played Lyndon Johnson's inauguration,. [3] He was cremated, and his ashes were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean . [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. Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapel, Deerfield Beach. 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. The colt became one of only four racehorses to win both the U.S. West Coast's Santa Anita Handicap and the East Coast's Woodward Stakes. Born in New York, NY on July 11, 1939, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Helen (Pearlman) Duchin. He was considered a throwback even when he first began playing professionally in the 1960s. Politics. 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