William Fox Overview:

Legendary producer, William Fox, was born Wilhelm Fried on Jan 1, 1879 in Tolcsva, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary). Fox died at the age of 73 on May 8, 1952 in New York City, NY and was laid to rest in Salem Fields Cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY.

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Fox was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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After going bankrupt in the early 1930s, in 1941 he was convicted of trying to bribe a bankruptcy judge and served a short term in prison.

Opened a projection room at New York's 700 Broadway during May 1906.

Forced to sell the studio to bankers for $18 million in 1929 after losing his fortune in the stock market crash. He faced a federal antitrust investigation.

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