COMPANY

Formed from the 1935 merger of William Fox's Fox Film Corporation and Darryl F. Zanuck's Twentieth Century Pictures. Controlled by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation from 1984, spun off in 2013 as part of a new company, 21st Century Fox.

Industry:
Media

Corporate headquarters:
Century City, CA

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marvin Davis	Business	31-Aug-1925	25-Sep-2004	Oil magnate, former owner of 20th Century Fox
Barry Diller	Business	2-Feb-1942		CEO of USA Interactive Corp.
William Fox	Film/TV Producer	1-Jan-1879	8-May-1952	Founder of 20th Century Fox
Sherry Lansing	Business	31-Jul-1944		Former Paramount executive
Dennis Stanfill	Business	1-Apr-1927		CEO of 20th Century Fox, 1971-81
Darryl F. Zanuck	Film/TV Producer	5-Sep-1902	22-Dec-1979	Ran 20th Century Fox, 1935-71
Richard D. Zanuck	Film/TV Producer	13-Dec-1934	13-Jul-2012	Driving Miss Daisy
Strauss Zelnick	Business	26-Jun-1957		CEO of BMG Entertainment, 1998-2000

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Barry Diller	Business	2-Feb-1942		CEO of USA Interactive Corp.
Dennis Stanfill	Business	1-Apr-1927		CEO of 20th Century Fox, 1971-81

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gerald Ford	Head of State	14-Jul-1913	26-Dec-2006	38th US President, 1974-77
Warren Hellman	Business	25-Jul-1934		Hellman & Friedman
Henry Kissinger	Government	27-May-1923		US Secretary of State, 1973-77
Joe Roth	Business	13-Jun-1948		Revolution Studios, former Disney CEO
Edward Bennett Williams	Attorney	31-May-1920	13-Aug-1988	Washington Superlawyer
Wendell Willkie	Politician	18-Feb-1892	8-Oct-1944	Defeated by Roosevelt in 1940

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Faulkner	Author	25-Sep-1897	6-Jul-1962	The Reivers
George Jessel	Actor	3-Apr-1898	24-May-1981	Toastmaster General of the United States

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Peter Levinsohn	Business	c. 1966		President, Fox Interactive Media

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