Paul Bourgeois was “America’s greatest animal trainer,” a pioneer cinematographer in the Dutch film industry, the inventor of a new “iceless ice,” the promoter of Los Angeles’ first full-size skating rink — and her boss. And he had never explained to anyone how his iceless ice was going to work. Joyce Burns, Paul Bourgeois’ stenographer, from The Times, 1916. She and her husband, Paul Bourgeois, arrived in Hollywood in 1915. Paul Bourgeois (Sablon) and tiger, undated, from the collection of EYE Filmmuseum.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 03, 2021 15:56 UTC