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name: "William Fox"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-fox"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1879"
died: "8 May 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:27:20.437755+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# William Fox

Producer. Born 1 January 1879 in Tolcsva, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. Died 8 May 1952.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1879, Tolcsva, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- **Died:** 8 May 1952
- **Also known as:** W. M. Fox, Wm. Fox

## Biography

William Fox (born Vilmos Fried) was a Hungarian-American film executive and producer. He founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and built a major studio and theatre chain.

Fox produced *Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans* (1927), directed by F. W. Murnau, as well as other Fox films including *7th Heaven* (1927), *Street Angel* (1928) and *City Girl* (1930). He pioneered sound-on-film technology through Movietone and widescreen with *The Big Trail* (1930).

Born on 1 January 1879 in Tolcsva, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary), Fox immigrated to the United States as an infant. He began in exhibition with nickelodeons, expanded into production and distribution, and was forced out of his company following the 1929 stock market crash and antitrust issues. He died in New York City on 8 May 1952.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans* (1927), Fi1m 88, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/sunrise-a-song-of-two-humans.md)

## Also known for

- *7th Heaven* (1927), Producer
- *City Girl* (1930), Producer
- *Street Angel* (1928), Producer
- *Lucky Star* (1929), Producer

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