Paul Sablon

Paul Sablon (6 November 1888 – 3 November 1940), later Paul Bourgeois, was a Brussels-born actor, director, cinematographer, writer and animal trainer, who worked in the early film industry, including for Pathé Frères in Europe and Universal in the United States.

While working in the Netherlands, "Sablon became the regular cameraman for Alfred Machin’s tiger Mimir." He later toured with the Circus Hagenbeck, developing his animal training skills. “Bourgeois and his wife, actress Rosita Marstini, arrived in Hollywood in summer 1915” after he had worked with animals in New York and New Jersey. In 1916, he defrauded investors with an ice rink scheme and then absconded to Arizona with the money and his 19-year-old stenographer. 1915: The Prisoner of the Harem 1916: Hungry Happy’s Dream

Director or cinematographer, in Europe: 1912: Babylas va se marier 1912: L'Âme des moulins 1912: Calvaire du mousse 1912: L'Or qui brûle 1912: De Molens die juichen en weenen 1912: La Peinture et les cochons

Director, working in the United States under the name Paul Bourgeois: 1915: Joe Martin Turns 'Em Loose 1915: The Tiger-Woman 1916: Nadine of Nowhere 1916: The Whole Jungle Was After Him 1916: On the Trail of the Tigress