In brief
'''Nicholas Brodszky''' (April 20, 1905 – December 24, 1958) was a Russian-born composer known for his popular songs and film scores in Hollywood during the 1950s.
Born in Odessa in the Russian Empire (now Ukraine) in 1905 to a Jewish family, Brodszky joined the German film industry in 1931 after studying music in several European cities including Vienna and Berlin. He achieved success in Germany and then Austria before emigrating to England at the end of the 1930s, where he composed for films including ''French Without Tears'' and ''The Way to the Stars''. He emigrated to the United States in the late 1940s, becoming a prominent songwriter at MGM Studios, collaborating closely with tenor Mario Lanza on several successful films and creating enduring hit songs such as "Be My Love" from ''The Toast of New Orleans'', "Because You're Mine" from the film of the same name, and "I'll Walk with God" from ''The Student Prince''.
He was born into a Jewish family, and his early childhood was spent in Odessa amid the historical context of the late Russian Empire period. He had some musical training as a child.
Nicholas Brodszky's Jewish family relocated from Odessa to Budapest during the Russian Civil War, fleeing the unrest and conflict in Russia. The move marked a significant change for the young Brodszky, who was born in Odessa in 1905 to parents of Hungarian parentage. In Budapest, he grew up speaking Hungarian, a language he used throughout his life. This settlement in Hungary provided the family a place of refuge amid the turmoil following the Russian Revolution.
