William Fox
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Hungarian-American film producer
OverviewAI-generated
William Fox was a male composer from the United States. His musical work is associated with genres including deltarune, digital fusion, electronic, and indie game soundtrack. He is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.
The name William Fox is also associated with a producer who lived from 1879 to 1952 and had two children. Additionally, a writer named William Fox, active around 1791 and deceased in 1813, authored sixty-five works. These include addresses to the people of Great Britain regarding the utility of refraining from the use of West-India sugar and rum, as well as texts on the interest of Great Britain.
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Key facts
- Born
- Vilmos Fried , ( 1879-01-01 ) January 1, 1879, Tolcsva , Hungary , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- May 8, 1952 (1952-05-08) (aged 73), New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- Entrepreneur
- Years active
- 1900–1933
- Spouse
- Eva Leo ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1899 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Family name
- Fox
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Tolcsva
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film
- Image
- William Fox 1921.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- United States
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- name in native language
- Fried Vilmos
- date of birth
- 1879-01-01
- date of death
- 1952-05-08
- described by source
- Svensk uppslagsbok
- Commons category
- William Fox (producer)
- related category
- Category:Films produced by William Fox
- birth name
- Fried Vilmos
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Encyclopedic overview
Vilmos Fried (German: Wilhelm Fuchs; January 1, 1879 – May 8, 1952), 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. Although he lost control of his film businesses in 1930, his name was used by 20th Century Fox (The Walt Disney Company) and continues to be used in the trademarks of the present-day Fox Corporation, including the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox News, Fox Sports, and Foxtel.
Early life
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