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William Fox

Entrepreneur · Fox Film Corporation · born January 1, 1879 · died 1952

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Vilmos Fried, known professionally 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.

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  1. ~36Founded Fox Film Corporation1915
  2. 56Founded 20th Century StudiosMay 31, 1935

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