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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

 Organization

Administrative History

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1935-) is one of the largest motion picture production companies in the world.

In 1935, the Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures merged to establish Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. The corporation pioneered many new film techniques and produced several record-breaking movies. In the 1950s, with the advent of television threatening a large part of the motion picture business, Fox turned to many new, innovative methods of production and projection.

However, with revenue slumping decades later, 20th Century Fox was purchased first by Marvin H. Davis and Martin Rich in 1981, then again in 1985, by media mogul Rupurt Murdoch's News Corporation, under which it operated as a subsidiary. In 2019, 20th Century Fox, as well as the rest of 21st Century Fox, was purchased by the Walt Disney Company, and now operates there as a subsidiary.

Citation:
Wikipedia, via WWW, August 1, 2019 (Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; 1935, merger between Twentieth Century Pictures and Fox Film Corporation; pioneers in film techniques; 1950s pressure by television; purchased by Marvin H. Davis and Martin Rich in 1981; purchased by News Corporation; purchased by Walt Disney Company in 2019)

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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation pressbooks

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Identifier: MSS SC 1432
Scope and Contents

Pressbooks for the 20th Century-Fox films "Damien - Omen II," "High Anxiety," "The World's Greatest Lover," and "The Fury." The items describe details of the films' production and give biographies of the actors appearing in the films.

Dates: 1977-1978

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