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20th Century Fox

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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Peter Levinsohn
Business
 c. 1966   President, Fox Interactive Media


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