20th Century Fox, shorthand for Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, is one of the Big Ten movie studios, located in the Century City area of Los Angeles, California, USA, just west of Beverly Hills. The studio is a subsidiary of News Corporation, the Australian media conglomerate owned by Rupert Murdoch.

The studio has its origins in two separate companies: Fox Film Corporation founded by William Fox in 1915, and Twentieth Century Pictures, formed in 1933 by Darryl F. Zanuck (formerly of Warner Brothers) and Joseph Schenck of United Artists. After William Fox was forced out of his company, new leadership under president Sidney Kent agreed to a merger between the two companies and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation was formed in 1935. The hyphen was dropped from the studio's name in 1985.

Notable films

The studio's notable films include:

1930s

• Heidi (1937)
• Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
• Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
• The Little Princess (1939)
• Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

1940s

• The Mark of Zorro (1940)
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
• How Green Was My Valley (1941)
• The Black Swan (1942)
• The Song of Bernadette (1943)
• The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
• The Gang's All Here (1943)
• Heaven Can Wait (1943)
• My Friend Flicka (1943)
• Jane Eyre (1944)
• Laura (1944)
• State Fair (1945)
• Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
• Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
• Gentlemen's Agreement (1947)
• Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
• Sitting Pretty (1948, and sequels, plus a TV series in the 1980s)
• Unfaithfully Yours (1948)

1950s

The famous Fox Fanfare by Alfred Newman first accompanied the Fox logo in 1951. The longer version was originally used only on Cinemascope productions.

• All About Eve (1950)
• Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
• Viva Zapata! (1952)
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
• The Robe (1953) (the first film in Cinemascope)
• How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
• Carmen Jones (1954)
• River of No Return (1954)
• The Seven Year Itch (1955)
• Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
• The King and I (1956)
• Anastasia (1956)
• Carousel (1956)
• Bus Stop (1956)
• The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
• Peyton Place (1957)
• Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
• The Fly (1958)
• The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
• The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
• Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

1960s

• The Hustler (1961)
• The Longest Day (1962)
• Cleopatra (1963)
• Zorba the Greek (1964)
• Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
• The Sound of Music (1965)
• The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
• Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
• The Sand Pebbles (1966)
• Batman: The Movie (1966)
• The Bible: In The Beginning (1966)
• Our Man Flint (1966)
• Doctor Doolittle (1967)
• Valley of the Dolls (1967)
• Planet of the Apes (1968)
• Star! (1968)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
• Hello, Dolly! (1969)
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)

1970s

• Planet of The Apes' four sequels (1970-1973)
• M*A*S*H (1970)
• Patton (1970)
• Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
• Myra Breckinridge (1970)
• The French Connection (1971) and its numeraled sequel (1975)
• The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
• The Paper Chase (1973)
• Harry and Tonto (1974)
• The Towering Inferno (1974) (co-production with Warner Bros.)
• Young Frankenstein (1974)
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
• Silent Movie (1976)
• Silver Streak (1976)
• The Omen (1976)
• Star Wars (1977)
• Julia (1977)
• High Anxiety (1977)
• Breaking Away (1979)
• Norma Rae (1979)
• All That Jazz (1979)
• Alien (1979)

1980s

• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Nine to Five (1980)
• History of the World, Part I (1981)
• Porky's (1982) and its two sequels
• Eating Raoul (1981)
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• The King of Comedy (1983)
• Bachelor Party (1984)
• Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
• Romancing the Stone (1984)
• Cocoon (1985)
• Aliens (1986)
• Broadcast News (1987)
• Predator (1987)
• Wall Street (1987)
• Die Hard (1988)
• Working Girl (1988)
• Big (1988)

1990s

• Home Alone (1990)
• Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
• Hot Shots! (1991)
• Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
• Speed (1994)
• Independence Day (1996)
• William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996)
• Titanic (1997) (co-production with Paramount Pictures)
• Bulworth (1998)
• There's Something About Mary (1998)
• How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Fight Club (1999)
• Anna and the King (1999)
• Titan A.E. (2000)

2000s

Despite suggestions that the studio should change its name to Twenty-first Century Fox it did not do so. Though the studio owned the rights to the updated name, it decided to keep its name unchanged to honor the century in which Hollywood's "classic" films were made.Yet, alternate version of its fox fanfare logo have been used in recent times. One of the most recent being the TV show Futurama (that 20th century produced), where it reads "30th Century Fox".

• Big Momma's House (2000)
• Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
• X-Men (2000)
• Cast Away (2000)
• Freddie Got Fingered (2001)
• From Hell (2001)
• Moulin Rouge! (2001)
• Ice Age (2002)
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Die Another Day (2002) (international distribution only)
• Just Married (2003)
• Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
• The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
• Garfield (2004)
• Alien vs. Predator (2004)
• Fat Albert (2004)
• Robots (2005)
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks (2006)
• The Simpsons Movie (estimated 2008)

20th Television

20th Television was initially the new name for Twentieth Century Fox Television in 1992, until the latter name returned for network TV in 1995. Since then, the "20th Television" name remains as the television syndication arm for 20th Century Fox TV. They syndicate first-run syndication programs, programs to be redistributed to local affiliates, and basic cable networks.

Twentieth Television notably syndicates The X-Files, The Simpsons, In Living Color, Malcolm in the Middle, and many other television properties owned by the Fox Studios.

Notable TV series

• The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1963)
• Peyton Place (1964-1969)
• Lost in Space (1965-1968)
• Room 222 (1969-1974)
• Nanny and the Professor (1970-1971)
• M*A*S*H (1972-1983) (from the film of the same name)
• Trapper John, M.D. (1979-1986)
• Mr. Belvedere (1985-1990) (based on the film Sitting Pretty and its 2 sequels)
• L.A. Law (1986-1994)
• The Tracey Ullman Show (1987-1990)
• The Simpsons (1989-present)
• Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993)
• In Living Color (1990-1994)
• The X-Files (1993-2002)
• NYPD Blue (1993-present)
• King of the Hill (1997-present)
• Family Guy (1999-2002) (a fourth season is set to air in May 2005)
• Futurama (1999-2003)
• Malcolm in the Middle (2000-present) Produced under the "Fox Television Studios" imprint
• The Bernie Mac Show (2001-present)
• 24 (2001-present)
• Arrested Development (2003-present)
• The Simple Life (2003-present)

Related articles

• FOX Television Network
• Fox Searchlight Pictures
• Fox Entertainment Group
• List of Hollywood movie studios
• List of movies

External links

• 20th Century Fox Movies official site

"Twentieth Century Fox" is also the punning title of a song by The Doors on their self-titled debut album (1967), referring to a foxy lady.