house ▁at ▁low ▁rent . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Leon ▁Th erem in ▁needed ▁money ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Russia ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Rosen ' s ▁daughter ▁Anne ▁Stern , ▁Walter ▁offered ▁him ▁ten ▁thousand ▁dollars ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁machine ▁for ▁Luc ie ▁together ▁with ▁all ▁technical ▁papers ▁and ▁rights ▁to ▁produce ▁more ▁for ▁personal ▁use ▁only . ▁ ▁After ▁Walter ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Luc ie ▁expanded ▁the ▁musical ▁performances ▁they ▁had ▁both ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁into ▁the ▁Car amo or ▁festival . ▁ ▁Family ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁Flora ▁Big el ow ▁and ▁Charles ▁Stuart ▁D odge ; ▁they ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁Flora ▁was ▁given ▁cust ody ▁of ▁Luc ie ▁and ▁her ▁brother ▁John ▁Big el ow ▁D odge . ▁ ▁She ▁ ▁rem ar ried ▁ ▁to ▁Lion el ▁Gu est , ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Canada ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁London . ▁ ▁Luc ie ' s ▁pat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁Charles ▁C . ▁D odge ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁brig ad ier - general ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁had ▁married ▁Maria ▁Ther esa ▁Sch ie ff elin , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Brad h urst ▁Sch ie ff elin . ▁ ▁Her ▁great ▁grand father ▁was ▁William ▁E . ▁D odge ▁who ▁helped ▁found ▁Ph el ps ▁D odge ▁& ▁Co ▁and ▁secured ▁the ▁family ▁wealth . ▁ ▁Her ▁mat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁John