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The company's films retained the 20th Century Pictures searchlight logo on their opening credits as well as its opening fanfare, but with the name changed to 20th Century-Fox.Īfter the merger was completed, Zanuck signed young actors to help carry 20th Century-Fox: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Sonja Henie, and Betty Grable. However, it has claimed the 1935 merger as its founding in recent years, even though most film historians agree it was founded in 1915. For instance, it marked 1945 as its 30th anniversary. įor many years, 20th Century Fox claimed to have been founded in 1915, the year Fox Film was founded. The contracts included a studio option for renewal for as long as seven years. Lynn Bari, Patricia Farr and Anne Nagel were among 14 young women "launched on the trail of film stardom" on August 6, 1935, when they each received a six-month contract with 20th Century-Fox after spending 18 months in the school. The company established a special training school.
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Zanuck replaced Winfield Sheehan as the company's production chief. Kent remained at the company, joining Schenck and Zanuck. The new company, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, began trading on May 31, 1935. However, 20th Century brought more to the bargaining table besides Schenck and Zanuck, as it was profitable and had more talent than Fox. Initially, it was speculated in The New York Times that the newly merged company would be named Fox-Twentieth Century Pictures. įox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures merged in 1935. The company had been struggling since founder William Fox lost control of the company in 1930.
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Spyros Skouras, then manager of the Fox West Coast Theaters, helped make it happen (and later became president of the new company). Zanuck left United Artists over a stock dispute, and began merger talks with the management of financially struggling Fox Film, under President Sidney Kent. Twentieth Century Pictures' Joseph Schenck and Darryl F.
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The entrance to 20th Century's studio lot