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Paul Boyton
Born
c. 1848
Dublin or Pittsburgh
Died
1924 (aged 75–76)
New York City
Alma mater
Saint Francis University
Occupation
Showman
Years active
c. 1870s – 1902
Notable work
Sea Lion Park, Coney Island Chutes Park, San Francisco
Paul Boyton (often misspelled Boynton; c. 1848 – 1924), known as the Fearless Frogman, was a showman and adventurer some credit as having spurred worldwide interest in water sports as a hobby, particularly open-water swimming. Boyton, whose birthplace is variously listed as Dublin or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is best known for his water stunts that captivated the world, including crossing the English Channel in a novel rubber suit that functioned similarly to a kayak.[citation needed] As the founder of Sea Lion Park in 1895, Boyton is also known as the originator of the first modern amusement park with a fenced-in enclosure and admission charged at the gate.[1]
^Mangels, W.F. (1952). The Outdoor Amusement Industry: From Earliest Times to the Present. New York: Vantage Press. p. 38.
PaulBoyton (often misspelled Boynton; c. 1848 – 1924), known as the Fearless Frogman, was a showman and adventurer some credit as having spurred worldwide...
16-acre (65,000 m2) amusement park started in 1895 on Coney Island by PaulBoyton. He fenced the property and charged admission, the park becoming the...
word frogman first arose in the stage name the "Fearless Frogman" of PaulBoyton in the 1870s and later was claimed by John Spence, an enlisted member...
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popularity. PaulBoyton opened PaulBoyton's Water Chute, America's first modern amusement park, at 63rd and Drexel in Chicago, on July 4, 1894. Boyton's was...
acquaintances at PaulBoyton's "Ship", including boxer Paddy Ryan, wrestler William Muldoon, and actor Henry E. Dixey. PaulBoyton later claimed to have...
Perkins. Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine wrote that Roberts, Shipka, and Boyton were "poignant in their minimalist roles". Boynton starred in the coming-of-age...
complete a Channel swim without artificial aid; in June 1875, American PaulBoyton had swum across in 24 hours but was wearing an inflatable suit. After...
was made from rubber sheeting and became famous by the swim records of PaulBoyton. It was essentially a pair of rubber pants and shirt cinched tight at...
Lions is short silent film featuring PaulBoyton feeding sea lions at his Sea Lion Park at Coney Island. Boyton is shown feeding the trained sea lions...
professional basketball manager and college basketball coach. Captain PaulBoyton (1848–1924) - author, inventor, and member of the International Swimming...
looping wooden roller coaster which operated for a number of years at PaulBoyton's Sea Lion Park on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. The coaster, which...
or "Shoot the Chutes" (after the water slide made famous by "Captain" PaulBoyton). The manufacturer, Wicksteed, ballyhoo claim that the playground slide...
Prize for Physics 2002), Abdus Salam (Nobel Prize for Physics 1979), PaulBoyton (University of Washington), George Coyne (former director of the Vatican...
1870) April 14 – Louis Sullivan, American architect (b. 1856) April 19 – PaulBoyton, Irish-American extreme water sports pioneer (b. 1848) April 21 Marie...
traced back to PaulBoyton, who introduced his creation known as "PaulBoyton's Water Chutes" in Chicago in 1894. A year later, Boyton established Sea...
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great personal risk in their pursuit. He joined adventurer and showman PaulBoyton on his treks across the Yellowstone River and Mississippi River, dodged...
1851) April 17 – Jane Kelley Adams, educator (born 1852) April 19 – PaulBoyton, extreme water sports pioneer (born 1848 in Ireland) April 14 – Louis...
Toledo, Ohio with sandbags, monkeys, and eventually human riders. Showman PaulBoyton was impressed and decided to purchase the coaster and move it to his...
civilians in the line of San Juan–Chorrillos. The American engineer PaulBoyton narrated: The troops were of natives who had been recruited in the mountain...
1953–1964 Luna Park Chicago 1907–1911 Old Chicago Bolingbrook 1975–1980 PaulBoytons Chutes Park South Side, Chicago 1894–1907 Playland Park Justice 1950–1979...
and would remain a regular Saturday evening program until 1952. Died: PaulBoyton, 75, American swimmer, water sports promoter and ornithologist, known...
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in any way they could, and to serve as scouts. The American engineer PaulBoyton, who was hired by the Peruvian government to develop torpedoes to be...
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