Leslie Bourgeois was born on July 28, 1901, in Marquette, Michigan, and lived there for many years. Mr. Bourgeois left Marquette to work in Livonia, Michigan, as a tool and die maker. After retiring, he moved to Phelps, Wisconsin, where he lived for the last 12 years of his life. Mr. Bourgeois married Myrtis in 1931. He died in 1984. Throughout his life, Leslie Bourgeois enjoyed amateur filmmaking, mainly of family activities around the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
From the description of Leslie Bourgeois family films 1920-1969 (Olson Library, Northern Michigan University). WorldCat record id: 753700289