20th Century Studios is an American film studio that dates back to the merger of Twentieth Century Pictures, founded by Darryl F. Zanuck and Joseph Schenck, with the Fox Film Corporation. As 20th Century Fox it produced many classic Hollywood films and later hits such as Star Wars, Alien and Avatar. It was bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in the 1980s and later by The Walt Disney Company in 2019, after which Disney dropped the word Fox from the name. The studio's logo, with searchlights and a fanfare composed by Alfred Newman, is one of the best known in cinema. It continues as part of Disney's film business.
Before and after
- 1 April 1935Founding of Reserve Bank of India
- 14 April 1935Black Sunday and the Dust Bowl
- 14 May 1935Founding of Griffith Observatory
- 20 May 1935Birth of José Mujica
- 31 May 1935Founding of 20th Century Studios
- 6 July 1935Birth of Tenzin Gyatso
- 17 July 1935Birth of Donald Sutherland
- 1 October 1935Birth of Julie Andrews
- from 3 October 1935 to 19 February 1937Second Italo-Ethiopian War
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- 16 October 1923Founding of The Walt Disney Company
- 1924Origins of Allsvenskan
- 1937Nanjing Massacre
- 1940Katyn massacre
- 15 May 1940Founding of McDonald's
- 1941Rise of Vietnamese Independence League
The era
This moment belongs to the Modern era (1914 CE to 1945 CE), world wars and a changing world. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.