William Fox (producer)

William Fox
Fox in 1921
Born
Wilhelm Fried Fuchs

(1879-01-01)January 1, 1879
DiedMay 8, 1952(1952-05-08) (aged 73)
Resting placeSalem Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active1900–1933
Spouse
Eva Leo
(m. 1899)
Children2

Wilhelm Fried Fuchs (Hungarian: Fried Vilmos; January 1, 1879 – May 8, 1952),[1] commonly and better known as William Fox, was a Hungarian-American film industry executive who founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox West Coast Theatres chain in the 1920s. Although he lost control of his film businesses in 1930, his name was used by 20th Century Fox (now part of The Walt Disney Company) and continues to be used in the trademarks of the present-day Fox Corporation, including the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox News, Fox Sports and Foxtel.

  1. ^ Szabo, Istvan (2004). Hames, Peter (ed.). The Cinema of Central Europe. London: Wallflower Press. ISBN 1904764215. OCLC 57459159.