This is the first scholarly history of Fox from its origins in 1904 to the present. It builds upon research and histories of individual periods to describe how one company responded to a century-long evolution of the audience, nationally and globally.

Frederick Wasser is a professor in the Department of Television, Radio and Emerging Media at Brooklyn College in the City University of New York. He is the author of numerous chapters and articles on American media. His books include Veni, Vidi, Video and Steven Spielberg's America.

Introduction; 1. William Fox and the Beginnings (1904-1924); 2. Fox Goes for Broke and is Broken (1924-1935); 3. A New Company Finds Itself During a Depression (1935-1941); 4. Social Problems, Mature Women, and Musicals (1942-1952); 5. Trying to Get It Right: From TV to Cleopatra (1953-1964); 6. The Sound of Music and 'the Sixties' (1965-1975); 7. From Stanfill to Murdoch and Featuring George Lucas (1975-1984); 8. Twentieth Century Fox as Murdoch's Global Conglomerate (1984-1997); 9. Fox Outlasts the Twentieth Century by 20 Years (1998-2019)