Thursday, January 5, 2012

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox Film also known as 20th Century Fox, or just 20th or Fox is one of the six main American film studios as of 2011. The company was found on May 31, 1935, as the effect of the merger of Fox Film Corporation, founded by William Fox in 1915, and Twentieth Century Pictures, establish in 1933 by Darryl F. Zanuck, Joseph Schenck, Raymond Griffith and William Goetz. 20th Century Fox's mainly popular film franchises include Avatar, Star Wars, Ice Age, Garfield, plus famous TV shows such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, and American Dad!. Some of the most well-known actors to come out of this studio were Shirley Temple, who was 20th Century Fox's opening film star, Betty Grable, Gene Tierney, Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield.

Their most commercially winning production partners in later years have been 1492 Pictures, Lucasfilm, Lightstorm Entertainment, Davis Entertainment, Walden Media, Regency Enterprises, Blue Sky Studios, Troublemaker Studios, Ingenious Film Partners, Scott Free Productions, Marvel Studios, Gracie Films, EuropaCorp, Color Force, Centropolis Entertainment, Conundrum Entertainment, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Red Hour Productions, Dune Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, Chernin Entertainment, The Donners' Company, 21 Laps Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment. 20th Century Fox is a associate of the Motion Picture Association of America.

20th Century Fox

Industry
Film

Headquarters
Fox Plaza, Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States

Owner(s)
Independent (1914–1985)
News Corporation (1985-present)

Products
Motion pictures, television films

Key people
Stephen Blairson, CEO

Parent
Fox Entertainment Group

Divisions
20th Century Fox Animation
Fox 2000 Pictures

Subsidiaries
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Fox Atomic
Fox Interactive
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Fox Television Studios
Blue Sky Studios
20th Television/20th Century Fox Television
Fox Star Studios

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