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Also known as Wilhelm Fried Fuchs, Wilhelm Fuchs, Vilmos Fried, Fried Vilmos

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)
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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “William Fox” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.