The most famous of the piano showman, Eddy Duchin (his first name sometimes spelled ''Eddie'') began his career in 1928 with Leo Reisman's orchestra at New York's Central Park Casino, the most elegant ...

The dapper 28-year old Peter Duchin, who celebrates his 76th birthday on Sunday, graced our cover in August 1965. The Living Landmark—his official designation, thanks to a 1996 decree by New York ...

May 31 - Within the realm of celebrity and charity entertainment, the name Duchin is legendary. It began with Eddy Duchin, who maintained a reputation of elegant poise as the pianist-bandleader ...

He carries on with his career, but life without Marjorie obviously isn’t the same. Eventually he serves in the Navy during WWII, stationed in the South Pacific. Another brilliant scene involves Eddy ...

For bandleaders, society can be a cruel mistress. At debutante parties they receive compliments but not calling cards, at charity balls they take their breaks with their players instead of their ...

Sad movies make me cry. I’ll admit it. I’m an old softie. Today’s Reel Reminiscences’ film is one I’d almost forgotten. I’d seen it more than a half-century ago. It came back to mind as I was ...

Besides being dashing and debonair, Colin Duchin’s (pictured) pedigree is so New York Social Diary’s “The List” — grandson of the late Eddy Duchin, son of Peter “Eternally Suave” Duchin and NYC’s ...

Jerry Wald's biopicturing of the career of '10 Magic Fingers' is not all the sorrow and woe that the story of Eddy Duchin might suggest. There's no escaping the fact that the pianist's first wife died ...

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