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Lucien Schmit

Belgian-American cellist. Born January 6, 1898 or 1899 in Louvaine, Belgium. Died July 20, 1976, age of 78, in Manhasset, New York, USA. Schmit first performed publicly at the age of 7 in Paris and became a member of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at 13. He became first cellist in the New York Symphony Orchestra in 1921. He was musical director of The Royal Typewriter Hour and for 20 years was featured on such programs as The Telephone Hour, the Firestone Show, the Longines Symphonette programme and The Prudential Family Hour.