Fox Theatres was a large chain of movie theaters in the United States dating from the 1920s either built by Fox Film studio owner William Fox, or subsequently merged in 1929 by Fox with the West Coast Theatres chain, to form the Fox West Coast Theatres chain.[2] Fox West Coast went into bankruptcy and was sold to The National Theatres Corporation, led by Charles Skouras, on November 19, 1934, for $17,000,000.00.[3] Eugene Klein later became CEO of National, and turned it into the conglomerate National General. Mann Theatres bought National General's theatres in 1973.[4]
This chain should not be confused with the Reading, Pennsylvania-based Fox Theaters, founded by Richard Allen "Dick" Fox in 1957 and primarily based on the East Coast.[5]
- ^ "VISALIA FOX THEATRE". foxvisalia.org. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Berkeley Daily Gazette Archives, Nov 8, 1928, p. 2". NewspaperArchive.com. 1928-11-08. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "WEST COAST THEATRES SOLD FOR $17,000,000; Fox Chain in Bankruptcy Goes to National Theatres for Creditors' Claims". The New York Times. Nov 20, 1934.
- ^ Hammer, Alexander R. (Mar 30, 1973). "Mann Theatre Will Buy A National General Unit". The New York Times.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (July 28, 2019). "Dick Fox, Exhibitor and Former NATO President, Dies at 90 | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-09-23.