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In the 100 plus years of Roslyn School's existence, some students have gone on to make their mark locally and internationally. Do you know someone who attended Roslyn School and belongs on our list of famous alumni? Contact Roslyn School Foundation and let us know. Below is an ever growing list of people who attended Roslyn School and went on to make their mark in the world.
Be proud of your elementary school and mention Roslyn School in your LinkedIN profile, Facebook page, CV or corporate bio page.
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Greg Adelstein - Canadian digital media entrepreneur
Paul Almond – Television and motion picture screenwriter, director, producer and novelist most noted for his iconic documentary series Seven Up.
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William (Bill) L. Ball – Canadian alpine, cross-country, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics, 1982 inductee into Canadian Ski Hall of Fame, author.
Jay Baruchel – Actor and comedian who has starred in such films as How to Train Your Dragon, Almost Famous, Million Dollar Baby, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, She's Out of My League, Knocked Up, This Is The End, RoboCop (2014).
Bill Brownstein – Montreal journalist (newspaper) and author.
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Warren Chippindale – Member of the Order of Canada, fundraising for many institutions including McGill University and the Montreal Neurological Institute.
Leonard Cohen – Singer-songwriter, musician, poet, novelist and Companion of the Order of Canada.
Philip A. Cutler – City of Westmount Councillor from 2013-present.
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Judy Elder – Canadian business executive with IBM Canada, Microsoft Canada and Ogilvy & Mather advertising agency. 2005 inductee to the American Marketing Association's Marketing Hall of Legends, Builder category. She is the inspiration behind University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management's The Judy Project, a program designed to enable and encourage the development of women as business leaders.
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Jed Kahane – Canadian news director (television).
Kathleen Kez – City of Westmount Councillor from 2017-present.
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David H. Levy – Astronomer and science writer who co-discovered Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in 1993, which collided with Jupiter in July 1994.
Shawn Levy – Canadian-American director, producer, who directed films including Night at the Museum, Real Steel, The Internship and Stranger Things.
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Karin Marks – Mayor of the City of Westmount (2001 - 2009).
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Mark Robson – Canadian film-director, producer and editor known for directing films such as Peyton Place, Von Ryan's Express, and Valley of the Dolls.
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Marian Scott – Montreal news journalist (newspaper).
Norma Shearer – Hollywood actress from the mid-1920s through the early-1940s nicknamed the "Queen of MGM", received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Divorcee (1930) and was nominated for Best Actress six times during her career.
Arthur James Marshall Smith – Poet and anthologist.
Freda Pemberton Smith - Canadian landscapist and portraitist.
If you know other Roslyn School alumni who have gone on to make their mark in the world, please let us know via email.
Be proud of your elementary school and mention Roslyn School in your LinkedIN profile, Facebook page, CV or corporate bio page.
A
Greg Adelstein - Canadian digital media entrepreneur
Paul Almond – Television and motion picture screenwriter, director, producer and novelist most noted for his iconic documentary series Seven Up.
B
William (Bill) L. Ball – Canadian alpine, cross-country, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics, 1982 inductee into Canadian Ski Hall of Fame, author.
Jay Baruchel – Actor and comedian who has starred in such films as How to Train Your Dragon, Almost Famous, Million Dollar Baby, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, She's Out of My League, Knocked Up, This Is The End, RoboCop (2014).
Bill Brownstein – Montreal journalist (newspaper) and author.
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Warren Chippindale – Member of the Order of Canada, fundraising for many institutions including McGill University and the Montreal Neurological Institute.
Leonard Cohen – Singer-songwriter, musician, poet, novelist and Companion of the Order of Canada.
Philip A. Cutler – City of Westmount Councillor from 2013-present.
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Judy Elder – Canadian business executive with IBM Canada, Microsoft Canada and Ogilvy & Mather advertising agency. 2005 inductee to the American Marketing Association's Marketing Hall of Legends, Builder category. She is the inspiration behind University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management's The Judy Project, a program designed to enable and encourage the development of women as business leaders.
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Jed Kahane – Canadian news director (television).
Kathleen Kez – City of Westmount Councillor from 2017-present.
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David H. Levy – Astronomer and science writer who co-discovered Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in 1993, which collided with Jupiter in July 1994.
Shawn Levy – Canadian-American director, producer, who directed films including Night at the Museum, Real Steel, The Internship and Stranger Things.
M
Karin Marks – Mayor of the City of Westmount (2001 - 2009).
R
Mark Robson – Canadian film-director, producer and editor known for directing films such as Peyton Place, Von Ryan's Express, and Valley of the Dolls.
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Marian Scott – Montreal news journalist (newspaper).
Norma Shearer – Hollywood actress from the mid-1920s through the early-1940s nicknamed the "Queen of MGM", received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Divorcee (1930) and was nominated for Best Actress six times during her career.
Arthur James Marshall Smith – Poet and anthologist.
Freda Pemberton Smith - Canadian landscapist and portraitist.
If you know other Roslyn School alumni who have gone on to make their mark in the world, please let us know via email.
