Question: Facts: - |name: wendell j. westcott - instrument: carillon - death place: lansing , michigan , u.s. - years active: 1941 -- 1987 - death date: 30 april 2010 - birth date: 20 january 1911 - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - birth place: jackson , michigan , u.s. - associated acts: michigan state university - occupation: creator and director of the spartan bell ringers Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of wendell j. westcott .
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wendell j. westcott -lrb- january 20 , 1911 -- april 30 , 2010 -rrb- was the university carillonneur at michigan state university from 1941 to 1987 and the creator and director of the spartan bell ringers , a musical group composed of msu students .westcott was the author of '' bells and their music '' , published in 1970 .