Twentieth Century Fox
Subtitle: a century of entertainment
By: Michael Troyan, Jeffrey Paul Thompson, Stephen X. Sylvester
Contributors: Sylvester, Stephen X., author; Thompson, Jeffrey Paul, author
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 735
ISBN-13: 9781630761424
Subjects: History; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation; Motion picture studios
Other titles: 20th Century Fox :
Description: "Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American multinational mass media empire and its century of entertainment--the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915-2015). The controversies and scandals are here, as are the extraordinary achievements. Among other firsts, the book offers fun tours of its historic production and ranch facilities including never-before-told stories about its stars and creative personalities. The authors primarily tell a celebratory tale, but most importantly, an accurate one"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 707-713), filmography (pages 662-707), and index.
Table of contents: title: The studio tour; title: The corporate history part one : the fantastic Mr. Fox (1879-1935); title: The Western Avenue studio (1916-1971); title: The century ranch; title: The backlot tour; title: The studio tour, continued; title: The corporate history part two : the Zanuck years (1935-1971); title: The corporate history part three : a new hope (1971-2015); title: Fox by the numbers part one : the awards; title: Fox by the numbers part two : where the movies were made; title: Fox by the numbers part three : the studio filmography.