1.0Boss: The Black Experience in Businesshttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/bossJacqueline Medinahttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/boss/author/medinaj/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3pVUKfzhmx"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/boss/video/paul-revere-williams/">Paul Revere Williams</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/boss/video/paul-revere-williams/embed/#?secret=3pVUKfzhmx" width="600" height="338" title="“Paul Revere Williams” — Boss: The Black Experience in Business" data-secret="3pVUKfzhmx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/boss/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.pbs.org/wnet/boss/files/2019/04/fQJp5a2-asset-mezzanine-16x9-ocol0It.png1280720He was an architect to the stars. Actors like Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, and Bill (Bojangles) Robinson owned his homes. His influence is still felt throughout Los Angeles in buildings and interior spaces he designed, such as the iconic “theme” restaurant at LAX, the original MCA headquarters in Beverly Hills, and the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel, to name a few.