*Albert Romolo “Cubby” Broccoli was born on April 5, 1909. The son of Giovanni Broccoli, an Italian immigrant, Cubby’s ambitions lead him to work for his rich cousin in California, who was married to actress Thelma Todd. Thus, Cubby was introduced to Hollywood. After producing several successful action films, he met producer Harry Saltzman, who held an option on Ian Fleming’s Bond novels. They established Eon Productions, and the rest is history. Broccoli died on June 27, 1996 *Source: Back of card