Twentieth Century Fox

A Century of Entertainment

Michael Troyan; Jeffrey Paul Thompson and Stephen X. Sylvester

Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American multinational mass media empire and its century of entertainment—the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915–2015). Or, to borrow the title of a classic 1959 Fox film, The Best of Everything. This is the complete revelatory story—bookended by empire builders William Fox and Rupert Murdoch—aimed as both a grand, entertaining, nostalgic and picture-filled interactive read and the ultimate guide to all things Twentieth Century Fox. The controversies and scandals are here, as are the extraordinary achievements. Among other firsts, the book offers fun tours of its historic production and ranch facilities including never-before-told stories about its stars and creative personalities (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, James Dean, and Shirley Temple got started there). Finally, it is the first such work approved by the company and utilizing its own unique resources. The authors primarily tell a celebratory tale, but most importantly, an accurate one.

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 736 • Trim: 10¾ x 8½

978-1-63076-142-4 • Hardback • August 2017 • $60.00 • (£46.00)

978-1-63076-143-1 • eBook • August 2017 • $34.99 • (£27.00)

Subjects: Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism, Performing Arts / Business Aspects, Performing Arts / Film / Direction & Production, Performing Arts / Actors and Actresses

Twentieth Century Fox

A Century of Entertainment

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Summary

Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American multinational mass media empire and its century of entertainment—the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915–2015). Or, to borrow the title of a classic 1959 Fox film, The Best of Everything. This is the complete revelatory story—bookended by empire builders William Fox and Rupert Murdoch—aimed as both a grand, entertaining, nostalgic and picture-filled interactive read and the ultimate guide to all things Twentieth Century Fox. The controversies and scandals are here, as are the extraordinary achievements. Among other firsts, the book offers fun tours of its historic production and ranch facilities including never-before-told stories about its stars and creative personalities (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, James Dean, and Shirley Temple got started there). Finally, it is the first such work approved by the company and utilizing its own unique resources. The authors primarily tell a celebratory tale, but most importantly, an accurate one.

Details

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 736 • Trim: 10¾ x 8½

978-1-63076-142-4 • Hardback • August 2017 • $60.00 • (£46.00)

978-1-63076-143-1 • eBook • August 2017 • $34.99 • (£27.00)

Subjects: Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism, Performing Arts / Business Aspects, Performing Arts / Film / Direction & Production, Performing Arts / Actors and Actresses

Author

Michael Troyan has worked as an archivist at the Walt Disney and Warner Bros. studios as well as a consultant and film historian elsewhere. He is the author of A Rose For Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson, and has contributed to numerous books about Hollywood, and particularly Disney, history. He lives in Northern California. Stephen Sylvester is the former head of Hollywood Heritage and a member of the Friends of Fox. Besides combing the company’s archives as never before, Sylvester also has ongoing interviews with dozens of Fox employees past and present, celebrating every aspect of its motion picture making.

Twentieth Century Fox

A Century of Entertainment

Michael Troyan; Jeffrey Paul Thompson and Stephen X. Sylvester

Twentieth Century Fox

A Century of Entertainment

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