20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, with hyphen, from 1935 to 1985)
—also known as 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Pictures, or simply 20th or Fox—is one of the six major
American film studios as of 2011. Located in the Century City area of Los Angeles, just west of Beverly Hills, the studio
is a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.
The company was founded on May 31, 1935,[1] as the result of the merger of Fox Film Corporation, founded by
William Fox in 1915, and Twentieth Century Pictures, founded in 1933 by Darryl F. Zanuck, Joseph Schenck, Raymond
Griffith andWilliam Goetz.
William Fox in 1915, and Twentieth Century Pictures, founded in 1933 by Darryl F. Zanuck, Joseph Schenck, Raymond
Griffith andWilliam Goetz.
Twentieth Century Fox's most popular film franchises include Star Wars, X-Men, Ice Age, Rio, Die Hard, Predator,
Alien, Planet of the Apes, Home Alone, plus famous TV shows such as Batman, M*A*S*H, The X-Files, Cops,
The Simpsons,Family Guy, American Dad!, and 24. Among the most famous actresses to come out of this studio were
Shirley Temple, who was 20th Century Fox's first film star, Betty Grable, Gene Tierney, Marilyn Monroe and
Jayne Mansfield. The studio also contracted the first African-American cinema star, Dorothy Dandridge.
Alien, Planet of the Apes, Home Alone, plus famous TV shows such as Batman, M*A*S*H, The X-Files, Cops,
The Simpsons,Family Guy, American Dad!, and 24. Among the most famous actresses to come out of this studio were
Shirley Temple, who was 20th Century Fox's first film star, Betty Grable, Gene Tierney, Marilyn Monroe and
Jayne Mansfield. The studio also contracted the first African-American cinema star, Dorothy Dandridge.
20th Century Fox is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
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