Jacques Bogopolsky (also Jacques Boolsky or Jacques Bolsey; born Yakov Bogopolsky; December 31, 1895, Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire – January 20, 1962, Long Island) was an engineer and camera designer.
He was an inventor of movie cameras.
In 1947, Jacques Bolsey founded Bolsey Camera Company,[2] after making cameras for US military[3] during WW2, making the Bolsey B, a consumer 35mm, similar to the mil-spec devices.
In 1956, the company closed, when Bolsey sold to Wittnauer.
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