He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1926 , winning the Governor - General 's Medal for Modern Languages and a scholarship to the Sorbonne .
Brown was born in Toronto , the son of Winifred Killoran and Edward David Brown , a businessman .
Brown graduated from the University of Toronto in 1926 , winning the Governor - General 's Medal for Modern Languages and a scholarship to the Sorbonne .
Brown was born in Toronto , the son of Winifred Killoran and Edward David Brown , a businessman .