William Brodie was baptized in 1876 in Montreal, Quebec. He died on March 5, 1935.

Charles Alexander Brodie-Brockwell was born on February 23rd, 1875, in Owston, Yorkshire, England; second son of Rev. J.C. Brockwell, Vicar of Owston and Canon of Sheffield. He earned his B.A from Oxford in 1908 and also studied at University of Strassburg, Germany; M.A., ad eun., King’s College, Windsor, N.S. In 1901 he married Miss Irene Des Gouttes Bown Bown. He was ordained as an Anglican priest in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. C.A. Brodie-Brockwell was a lecturer in Cuddesden College, Oxford and in the London Diocesan Chapel Reading Union. From 1905 to 1907 he served as Alexandra Professor Divinity at King’s College, Windsor, N.S. He was a professor of Hebrew and Semitic Languages at McGill University from 1907 to 1937 and was Head of the Oriental Department. He was also founder and president of the Windsor Literature Society. After the World War II, which he had spent in England, he came back to Montreal, where he worked on his research until his death in 1965.

During his lifelong research he investigated topics related to the Early Mediterranean cultures and civilization, Pre-Christian Hebrew, Semitic and Arabian cultures, and the early calendars and methods of counting.

A writer of popular songs, Nicholas Brodszky was born in Russia in Odessa (now the Ukraine) and had some musical training as a child. During the civil war in Russia the Jewish family moved to Budapest and Nicholas grew up speaking Hungarian, a language he spoke throughout his life. He worked and studied in Rome and Vienna where he wrote some songs for Viennese operettas in 1920 and contributed music for his first film in 1930. He had some successful songs in Germany but avoided problems with the Nazis by emigrating to the United States in 1934. By the late 1930s he had emigrated to Britain. Nicknamed “Slug,” he then went to Hollywood where he began writing for musical films, including the Yiddish film “Der Purimspieler” and “The Student Prince.” For the latter he wrote three songs to supplement Sigmund Romberg’s score. He wrote several hits with lyricist Sammy Cahn. Two of the songs he wrote for popular 1950s tenor Mario Lanza became gold records (with a million sold). His most successful song was “Be My Love,” written for Mario Lanza’s film “The Toast of New Orleans.” His strong point was ideas for melodies, but the work of arranging was generally left to his team of assistants. Five of his musical works were nominated for Academy Awards.