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34 unusual facts about 20th Century Fox


1979 in home video

20th Century Fox purchases Magnetic Video, which in 1977 had become the first company to release pre-recorded films on videotape for consumer use.

Aaron Rosenberg

Following his college career, Rosenberg worked for nearly fifteen years as an assistant director at the 20th Century-Fox Film Studios.

Adena Halpern

Both "The Ten Best Days of My Life" and "29" have been optioned by 20th Century Fox for film adaptations.

Alephonsion Deng

An opportunity came up to be in a Russell Crowe movie hence he spent six months on the Fox Studios set in Rosarito, Mexico where he learned to sail a tall ship, fire a cannon and sword fight.

Alien War

Alien War (now called Alien Wars) opened at its original home at the Arches Glasgow on 6 December 2008 and ran until 30 August 2009 in a modified format that is unrelated to the 20th Century Fox film series.

Andrew Ray

Ray's life was transformed at the age of 10 when he was cast in the title part of The Mudlark, a 20th Century Fox film starring Alec Guinness and Irene Dunne.

Barbara McLean

In the period Darryl F. Zanuck was dominant at the 20th Century Fox Studio, from the 1930s through the 1960s, McLean was the Studio's most conspicuous editor and ultimately the head of its editing department.

Bio-Attack

It was licensed by Fox Video Games, as it is based on the 20th Century Fox film, Fantastic Voyage.

Boris Leven

Leven began his film career as a sketch artist at Paramount Pictures in 1933 and moved to 20th Century Fox three years later.

Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant

Before abandoning the set, warning labels were affixed on the structures stating that the sets remained the property of 20th Century Fox and that any photographic or video recording was not allowed.

Damian O'Flynn

While serving in World War II, he was cast with several other actors-in-uniform in Winged Victory, a production of 20th Century Fox.

Derann

In the following years, the company managed to secure deals with MCA, EMI, United Artists, 20th Century Fox, and eventually Disney, giving them rights to the production and sale of Super 8 cutdowns and versions of their films.

Diogo Morgado

He is best known in for his portrayal of Jesus Christ in 20th Century Fox's feature film Son of God to be release in February 28, 2014 and in History Channel's Emmy nominated miniseries, The Bible, which was the highest rated cable show of 2013.

Edgar Dearing

He later had supporting roles in several of their features for 20th Century Fox in the 1940s.

Eiko Ando

When director John Huston was looking for an actress for the part of Okichi, a friend of Ando's who worked in the Tokyo office of 20th Century-Fox recommended Ando to Huston.

Gene Sheldon

He appeared in speaking roles as the genie Ali in 20th Century Fox's 1945 films Where Do We Go From Here? and the seal trainer, Professor Winnup in The Dolly Sisters.

Jack Martin Smith

Later, he moved to 20th Century Fox, where he was one of the art directors on the 1956 film version of Carousel.

Jed Prouty

They were seventeen low-budget 20th Century Fox family comedies between 1936 and 1940, along with his steady co-star Spring Byington as Mrs. Jones, for directors like Malcolm St. Clair and Frank R. Strayer.

John DeCuir

In 1949, he signed with 20th Century Fox where he worked on productions noted for their elaborate sets.

Lou Nova

Other movie roles include that as Hubert in the 20th Century Fox film noir crime drama Somewhere in the Night (1946) starring John Hodiak, and a cameo in Joe Palooka, Champ the same year.

Mega Zeph

Mega Zeph will be featured in 20th Century Fox newest film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters along with several other rides including Ozarka Splash, set to release in August 16, 2013.

Michael Swan

He appeared in over 100 shows for MGM, Universal, Spelling, Cannell, Columbia Pictures Television, Warner Bros. Television and 20th Century Fox TV throughout the 70's and 80's.

Micro Bill Systems

Film studios Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox have sent Getfilmsnow a cease and desist order, and say they have not licensed the films Platte is advertising.

Milo Komenich

Komenich also played for the Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball League and the Dow Chemical and 20th Century Fox teams of the AAU.

Paul Comi

His comedy scene as a drunken GI earned rave reviews in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, leading to his being signed by 20th Century Fox for the role of Pvt.

Philippe Forquet

It proved popular with both European and American audiences and Forquet travelled to Hollywood to work for 20th Century Fox.

RAF Chelveston

20th Century Fox film crews shot the opening sequence of the film "Twelve O'Clock High" at Chelveston.

Roger Touhy

In 1944, 20th Century Fox released a semi-biographical and highly fictionalized film based on Touhy's life, title Roger Touhy, Gangster.

Six Flags New Orleans

The Industrial Development Board (IDB) agreed to let 20th Century Fox film the 2013 movie Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters in the theme park during the summer of 2012 through August.

Taska Film

Ilmar Taska an Estonian filmmaker has been the writer and producer for 20th Century Fox on movies like Back in the USSR (1992) and Silent Night.

Toni Dalli

Here he was spotted by Mr. Livingstone and Rob Goldstein (from 20th Century Fox) who told him that he must leave Yorkshire and go to London.

Tragedy of the anticommons

The current owner of the show, 20th Century Fox, released the show on DVD starting in the first half of 2007, using "soundalike" versions of music for which they could not obtain rights.

Unofficial Buffy the Vampire Slayer productions

Although 20th Century Fox and its licensees are the only organizations legally allowed to create any commercial products with the name and trademark Buffy and Angel, related fan films have become more common, as computer and digital technology has advanced, to allow films to be produced for less money.

Youddiph

Maria also dubbed musicals and films for the Russian television and cinema, including Anastasia, for which she was presented with a special prize of 20th Century Fox for the best native language performance.


A Date with Elvis

It is a compilation of previously unreleased material from an August 1956 recording session at 20th Century Fox Stage One, two from Radio Recorders in Hollywood, and multiple sessions at Sun Studio.

AXN Movies

The channel broadcasts films from the Sony Pictures Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures libraries that focus on action and adventure themes.

Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai

The director was served with a legal notice in 2009 by 20th Century Fox, which charged that the movie blatantly plagiarized the 1992 comedy My Cousin Vinny.

Britannia Hospital

It was originally called Memorial Hospital, and according to David Sherwin's diaries Going Mad in Hollywood, was going to be financed by 20th Century Fox under Sherry Lansing.

Family Guy Online

Family Guy Online was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based on the animated television series Family Guy, developed in a partnership between Roadhouse Interactive and 20th Century Fox.

For LP Fans Only

It is a compilation of material from an August 1956 recording session at 20th Century Fox Stage One, a September 1956 session at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, sessions on January 10 and 11 at RCA Studios in Nashville, two more at RCA Studios in New York, and multiple sessions at Sun Studio.

Hart of Dixie

On May 20, 2011, it was announced that Nancy Travis would not continue with the series due to her commitments with the 20th Century Fox-produced ABC sitcom Last Man Standing.

Jamie Croft

He has also appeared in many movies and mini-series including, That Eye, The Sky, 20th Century Fox's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Joey, The Real Macaw, The Farm, Disappearance, Blurred, The Pact, was the voice as Napoleon in Napoleon (1995 film) and Hercules.

Joe Roth

He co-founded Morgan Creek Productions in 1987 and was chairman of 20th Century Fox (1989–93), Caravan Pictures (1993–94), and Walt Disney Studios (1994–2000) before founding Revolution Studios in 2000.

Julian Beeston

More recently, he has worked as a composer and producer, making music for TV commercials for companies such as Mitsubishi and Ford and has produced trailers for Universal, Miramax and 20th Century Fox.

Lady Bouvier's Lover

The episode was recorded at the Darryl F. Zanuck Building on the 20th Century Fox lot in West Los Angeles, where the cast and crew of The Simpsons gathered on a Monday morning in October 1993.

It was recorded in October 1993 at the Darryl F. Zanuck Building on the 20th Century Fox lot in West Los Angeles.

MarketWatch

Through the Rupert Murdoch-controlled News Corp. ownership, MarketWatch is also affiliated with, among many other global media properties, the New York Post, The Times of London, Fox News Channel and multiple other 20th Century Fox spinoffs, and HarperCollins publishers.

Method Studios

Method Studios has collaborated on feature films with many top Hollywood studios such as Warner Bros., Twentieth Century Fox, Summit Entertainment, Columbia Pictures and Paramount.

Michael Nunes

Michael John Nunes (born March 6, 1982 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actor who played L'il Bee in Thumbelina (1994) and Beany in The Pebble and the Penguin (1995), before Don Bluth and Gary Goldman went to 20th Century Fox to direct the film Anastasia.

Parícutin

Shots of the volcano during its active phase were included in 20th Century Fox's film Captain from Castile, released in 1947.

Phil Tonken

Besides his long association with WOR, Tonken was a narrator for Fox Movietone News in the 1950s and 1960s, and also was announcer for a 15-minute syndicated afternoon radio science fiction program, The Planet Man, which was in the tradition of older sci-fi radio shows such as Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet.

Rexim-Favor

The Rexim-Favor was used as a prop in George Lucas' 1977 film Star Wars, produced by 20th Century Fox and filmed in Elstree Studios in Great Britain.

Rick Rose

Rose began his acting career working as a day player on Passions and on the 20th Century Fox feature film Bedazzled.

Samuel Kaylin

Samuel Kaylin (18 January 1892 – 7 July 1983) was a film composer who scored Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto movies for 20th Century Fox.

Seed Productions

Seed Productions was a film production company associated with 20th Century Fox, started by Australian actors Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness, with producer and business partner John Palermo.

Snow White and the Three Stooges

Released by 20th Century Fox, this was the trio's take on the classic fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

The Great Rupert

In 2003, 20th Century Fox and Legend Films revived the (now) public domain film with a colorized special edition of the film, under the title A Christmas Wish.

The Jackie Robinson Story

On April 19, 2005, 20th Century Fox and Legend Films released a colorized version of the film, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Jackie Robinson Foundation, a charity that benefits education for gifted students.

Tumbalong Park

This site was used for the skydiving opening scene in 20th Century Fox's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie.