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Wilhelm Fried Fuchs (Hungarian: Fried Vilmos; January 1, 1879 – May 8, 1952), 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.
Producer: 7th Heaven. Starting at the age 8 he had a series of jobs before starting his own business in 1900, which was sold to buy a Brooklyn nickelodeon in 1904. As the new owner with an empty house, Fox hired a coin manipulator and a barker to attract patrons into the dark 146-seat theatre.
- January 1, 1
- Tolcsva, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Vanda Krefft's book, The Man Who Made The Movies, is a look into William Fox's life, how he built in his business and his unfortunate downfall.
William Fox. Producer: 7th Heaven. Starting at the age 8 he had a series of jobs before starting his own business in 1900, which was sold to buy a Brooklyn nickelodeon in 1904.
- January 1, 1879
- May 8, 1952
Jan 31, 2020 · As Disney removes the “Fox” from “20th Century Fox,” Richard Brody takes another look at Upton Sinclair’s tendentious 1933 book about the man who gave the studio its name, William Fox.
May 18, 2018 · Producer. Nationality: American. Born: Wilhelm Fried in Tulchva, Hungary, 1 January 1879; family moved to New York when Fox was nine months old.
Fox pioneered the vertical integration of the film industry by merging production, distribution, and exhibition under single ownership. Fox, along with Adolph Zukor, of Paramount Pictures, is largely recognized for making Hollywood the movie capital of the world.
