Ghost of a chance peter duchin

His father was the celebrated bandleader eddy duchin, one of the most important figures of the bigband era. Peter duchin books list of books by author peter duchin. About ghost of a chance the story of peter duchins life has an elegiac aura of glamour and tragedy that might have come directly from the imagination of f. National book company, 1992 whos who in america, 1997 duchin, peter, and michener, charles. Ghost of a chance, and is working on a new one for nan talese. On peter duchins memoir, ghost of a chance, with duchin and charles michener. A memoir by duchin, peter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In 1996 he published his memoir, ghost of a chance. His societyborn mother died within a week of his birth, and young peter himself was given only a ghost of a chance at.

Source for information on duchin, peter oelrichs 1937. By peter duchin with charles michener random house. Bandleader and pianist peter duchin on his memoir, ghost of a chance. Bandleader and pianist peter duchin on his father, eddy duchin, and his memoir, ghost of a chance. Peter oelrichs duchin born july 28, 1937 is an american pianist and band leader. In his 1996 memoir ghost of a chance, peter duchin wrote about the wholesale fictionalization in the eddy duchin story. Ghost of a chance, a memoir by peter duchin, the last society bandleader, is something else. Peter duchin born on july 23rd, 1937 was a musician who was best known as the band leader eddy duchin. Duchin claims, among other things, that she cheated him out of land that had been promised to him by harriman.

In ghost of a chance, he looks back on a life that another man may not have survived. The title refers to the fact that he was not expected to live at birth, and could also refer to the fact that no one in their right mind could start a successful society band after the end of. Duchin slid effortlessly, it seems into a showbiz career and, despite his reservations about the famous duchin piano style young peter dug bud powell and disliked frilliness, found himself seeking society gigs in the mold of his father, eddy. For more than three decades, peter duchin and duchin entertainment have extended the music legend which his famous society band leader father, eddy duchin, began in the thirties peter is the premier band leader having formed one of the most versatile, prestigious, and sought after bands of the modern era. When so many books, memoirs, and movies are filled with angst and hand wringing some very justifiably so, peter duchin has written a book that is filled with the joy of living and experiencing the good things in life during a dynamic era, meeting the cultural icons of the time, and he does it with a welcoming heart he really likes people as much as they like him. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Peter died on monday april 27, 2020 and his death was possibly because of natrual causes. Duchin was born in new york city, the son of pianist and band leader eddy duchin. A memoir, and good morning, heartache, and more on thriftbooks. Today, peter duchin is a society orchestra leader who entertains for those who summer in places like the hamptons, westport, grosse point. Rather than attempt to update the classic big band sound, duchin stayed close to the musics traditions, beginning with a residency at the st.

His mother was marjorie oelrichs, a newport, rhode island and new york city socialite who died unexpectedly. Now in his sixties, peter duchins memoirs quite naturally include the great names and personalities of the thirties and forties, as that was when his famous father ruled the keyboards as americas premier dance pianist. Peter duchin epitomizes the notion of a tall, dark, handsome, smoothe, suave guy in a tux. Please also tell us as much as you can in the biography wiki below. Peter duchin has been married to actresswriter brooke hayward daughter of agent and theatrical producer leland hayward and actress margaret sullavan, since 1985. Peter duchin, bandleader, still makes society whirl the. Clients the world over have delighted to his music, his style and. He also had a third child, annette kalten, with millie giammarino. About ghost of a chance the story of peter duchin s life has an elegiac aura of glamour and tragedy that might have come directly from the imagination of f. In his 1996 memoir ghost of a chance, peter wrote of the factual discrepancies in the film the eddy duchin story.

This book brings back marvelous memories of a very special time. Those friends just happened to be the harrimans, averell and marie. A conversation about peter duchins memoir, ghost of a chance, with peter duchin and charles michener. The son of noted band leader eddy duchin, peter duchin formed his first dance band in new york city, new york, usa, in 1962. Following in the footsteps of his famous father, eddy duchin, pianist and band leader peter duchin has made a career of providing an elegant mix of jazz and popular dance and dinner music at exclusive. Pianist, conductor and composer duchin s mother died in 1937 when. The story of peter duchins life has an elegiac aura of glamour and tragedy that might have come directly from the imagination of f. Ghost of a chance by peter duchin peter duchins ghost of a chance is a look at a way of life among the privileged that is both fascinating and repelling. The son of an even more famous bandleader, eddy duchin, peter duchin was sent off to be raised by the friends of his socialite mother after her death. And as he relates the frank, often surprising recollections of the many friends and famous figures who made up the strange family of his youth, duchin chronicles the changing face of social life in america.

It is a sprightly, engaging, and at times hilarious look back at a life spent in music. Please write the details of peter duchins obit here. In the extended version of the story, recounted in his 1996 memoir ghost of a chance written with charles michener, mr. A strange and compelling mix of celebrity bio and social history, ghost of a chance is the autobiography of bandleader peter duchin. Reading a society bandleaders memoir may seem less than exciting, but when the bandleader is peter duchin, the book, ghost of a chance, can be a page turner. His mother, marjorie oelrichs, the daughter of a socially prominent newport and new york family, died a few days after he was born. Rather than attempt to update the classic big band sound, duchin stayed close to the musics traditions, beginning with a residen. I dont know why but if you read peter duchins book a ghost of a chance, you will get more of the inside scoop. The philadelphia inquirer this book brings back marvelous memories of a very special time. Charles michener the life story of a top society bandleader, a talented pianist, and a boy who grew up as an outsider in a world of privilege. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. See all books authored by peter duchin, including ghost of a chance. Ghost of a chance world, books air date 06041996 on the tiananmen square protests on the massacres 7th anniversary. In effect it is the story of someone who as a boy got taken on board the last great ocean liner just as it was making its last transatlantic voyage.