Eddy Duchin
Eddy Duchin was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States on April 1st, 1909 and is the Pianist. At the age of 41, Eddy Duchin biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 41 years old, Eddy Duchin has this physical status:
Edwin Frank Duchin (April 1, 1909 – February 9, 1951) was an American jazz pianist and bandleader during the 1930s and 1940s.
Personal life
On June 5, 1935, Duchin met his future wife, the socialite Marjorie Oelrichs, at the Waldorf in New York City, and wed at Oelrichs' apartment at the Hotel Pierre, which was officiated by Judge Vincent Lippe. Peter Duchin, the family's youngest son, was born on July 28, 1937. Marjorie died just six days after she was born. Duchin had a second child, born August 15, 1938, with model Marguerite O'Malley; and a third, Annette Kalten, who starred Millie Giammarino. He married Maria Teresa "Chiquita" Parke-Smith (1912-1980), the niece of Teresa Parke-Smith Bertran de Lis y Pastor, in 1947.
Peter Wilson's son Peter wrote of the factual errors in the film The Eddy Duchin Story, which was published in 1996.
Early career
Duchin was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, on April 1, 1909, to Bessarabian Jewish immigrants Tillie (née Baron; 1885 – May 15, 1957) and Frank Duchin (June 2, 1885 – May 15, 1957).
He attended the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and started as a pharmacist before moving full-time to music and embarking on Leo Reisman's orchestra in New York, an elegant nightclub where he became famous in his own right, sparking squabble between him and Reisman. Reisman's contract with the Central Park Casino was terminated by 1932, leaving violinist Leo Kahn as the orchestra's interim leader. After six weeks, Duchin assumed Kahn's position as the orchestra's leader. He became well-known thanks to regular radio broadcasts that increased his album sales, and he was one of the earliest pianists to lead a commercially successful large band.
Late career and death
During WWII, Duchin joined the US Navy as a combat officer in a destroyer squadron in the Mediterranean and Pacific. He rose to the rank of lieutenant commander (O4). Duchin's military awards included the Navy Commendation ribbon with Combat "V," the American Area Campaign ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign medal, and the World War II Victory medal. Despite a stab at a new radio show in 1949, Duchin was unable to recover his former fame after being drafted from the military.
Eddy Duchin died at the age of 41 at Memorial Hospital in Manhattan, acute myelogenous leukemia. He was cremated, and his remains were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean.