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Duchin & Twilight
Dec. 11th, 2009 10:11 amWelcome to my Breakfast Table, where I am sitting and reading you amusing bits from past NYTimes Arts Sections, as I go through and throw out old papers in preparation for incoming:
BANDLEADER PETER DUCHIN: His Music Still Makes Society Whirl
Mr. Duchin’s father, Eddy Duchin, was also a bandleader and was famous for a string of Top 10 records in the 1930s. His mother, Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin, was described by newspapers at the time of her marriage as a “New York and Newport socialite,” though by marrying Eddy Duchin, a Jew and an entertainer, she was forced to relinquish her spot in the Social Register. When she died a few days after giving birth to Peter, his father was apparently so pained, and certain that his frail newborn son was also dying, that he decided to go on an extensive tour with his orchestra. Peter ended up being raised amid extraordinary wealth and privilege by his godparents, W. Averell and Marie Harriman. Mr. Harriman, in addition to having served on President Harry S. Truman’s cabinet, and governor of New York, was also one of the richest men in the country.
Croopus! Who's going to write the novel?
JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF 'TWILIGHT' AUTHOR
The speech in “The Nocturne,” he wrote, is “an amalgamation of largely archaic and some modern language that is likely unparalleled in either classical or modern literature.”
Don't read much slush, Judge Wright, do you? Stay as sweet as you are.
BANDLEADER PETER DUCHIN: His Music Still Makes Society Whirl
Mr. Duchin’s father, Eddy Duchin, was also a bandleader and was famous for a string of Top 10 records in the 1930s. His mother, Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin, was described by newspapers at the time of her marriage as a “New York and Newport socialite,” though by marrying Eddy Duchin, a Jew and an entertainer, she was forced to relinquish her spot in the Social Register. When she died a few days after giving birth to Peter, his father was apparently so pained, and certain that his frail newborn son was also dying, that he decided to go on an extensive tour with his orchestra. Peter ended up being raised amid extraordinary wealth and privilege by his godparents, W. Averell and Marie Harriman. Mr. Harriman, in addition to having served on President Harry S. Truman’s cabinet, and governor of New York, was also one of the richest men in the country.
Croopus! Who's going to write the novel?
JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF 'TWILIGHT' AUTHOR
The speech in “The Nocturne,” he wrote, is “an amalgamation of largely archaic and some modern language that is likely unparalleled in either classical or modern literature.”
Don't read much slush, Judge Wright, do you? Stay as sweet as you are.