Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Fred Langan
Publication Date: March 7, 2025 - 13:46
Studio founder Paul Bronfman helped make Canada a film powerhouse
March 7, 2025
Paul Bronfman was rebellious as a teenager. He insisted on wearing a blue Toronto Maple Leafs sweater to the Montreal Forum, shrine of the Montreal Canadiens, a team owned at the time by his father, Edward, and his uncle Peter. He wasn’t allowed to sit in the owner’s box behind the players’ bench and was banished to the other side of the arena.Mr. Bronfman showed that contrarian streak when he built an empire in the Canadian film and television production business, including the largest production equipment company and the biggest studio and sound stage in Canada.
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