William Fox (producer)

William Fox
Fox in 1921
Born	Wilhelm Fried Fuchs (1879-01-01)January 1, 1879 Tolcsva, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary
Died	May 8, 1952(1952-05-08) (aged 73) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Salem Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Years active	1900–1933
Spouse	Eva Leo ​ (m. 1899)​
Children	2

Wilhelm Fried Fuchs (Hungarian: Fried Vilmos; January 1, 1879 – May 8, 1952),^[1] commonly and better known 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 (now part of 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.