Richard A. Fox, a theater owner who founded the Fox Theater chain and a former president of Nato, died Wednesday. He was 90.
After founding Fox Theaters in 1957, Fox spent more than three decades growing his company, eventually expanding to twenty-five locations with more than one-hundred screens and over 1000 employees. At its peak, Fox Theaters was one of the largest independently-owned movie theater companies in the USA.
Fox was originally born in in Buffalo, N.Y. to Harry Fox and Freda Morgan Fox and attended college at the University of Buffalo. Soon after, he served in the U.S. Army as a staff sergeant.
In 1984, Fox was elected President of the National Association of Theater Owners (Nato), an industry trade association that represented a number of movie theater owners from around the country. He was also the organization’s last volunteer president.
Outside of Nato, Fox was a former board member of the Jewish Federation of Reading,...
After founding Fox Theaters in 1957, Fox spent more than three decades growing his company, eventually expanding to twenty-five locations with more than one-hundred screens and over 1000 employees. At its peak, Fox Theaters was one of the largest independently-owned movie theater companies in the USA.
Fox was originally born in in Buffalo, N.Y. to Harry Fox and Freda Morgan Fox and attended college at the University of Buffalo. Soon after, he served in the U.S. Army as a staff sergeant.
In 1984, Fox was elected President of the National Association of Theater Owners (Nato), an industry trade association that represented a number of movie theater owners from around the country. He was also the organization’s last volunteer president.
Outside of Nato, Fox was a former board member of the Jewish Federation of Reading,...
- 7/28/2019
- by Nate Nickolai
- Variety Film + TV
Richard “Dick” Allen Fox, the founder of the Fox Theatres chain and a former president of the National Assn. of Theatre Owners , died on July 24 in Boca Raton, Fla. at age 90.
Fox founded Reading, Pa-based Fox Theatres in 1957 with the Sinking Spring Drive-In, the “World’s Largest Cinemascope Screen,” and over the next 33 years grew the regional movie theater circuit to 25 locations, with over one-hundred screens and more than 1000 employees.
At its peak, Fox Theatres was one of the largest independently-owned movie theater companies in the Us. Fox was considered a pioneer in the industry, bringing modern suburban movie theaters to markets throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Florida.
In 1984, Fox was elected president of the National Association of Theatre Owners (Nato), the industry trade association representing movie theater owners from across the country. He was a leader in theatrical exhibition at a time when the industry wrestled with existential issues...
Fox founded Reading, Pa-based Fox Theatres in 1957 with the Sinking Spring Drive-In, the “World’s Largest Cinemascope Screen,” and over the next 33 years grew the regional movie theater circuit to 25 locations, with over one-hundred screens and more than 1000 employees.
At its peak, Fox Theatres was one of the largest independently-owned movie theater companies in the Us. Fox was considered a pioneer in the industry, bringing modern suburban movie theaters to markets throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Florida.
In 1984, Fox was elected president of the National Association of Theatre Owners (Nato), the industry trade association representing movie theater owners from across the country. He was a leader in theatrical exhibition at a time when the industry wrestled with existential issues...
- 7/28/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
A few weeks ago, Congress, in a rare event, was in near-complete agreement about something: passing the Music Modernization Act, a much-awaited bundle of legislation aimed at streamlining copyright rules and boosting songwriter payouts. But the bill was suddenly held up by the music industry itself.
The reason for the abrupt halt was a tangle of politics and financial quibbles. In short: While the bill sailed smoothly through the House of Representatives with a unanimous vote earlier this year, its once-certain passage in the Senate — the last step before landing...
The reason for the abrupt halt was a tangle of politics and financial quibbles. In short: While the bill sailed smoothly through the House of Representatives with a unanimous vote earlier this year, its once-certain passage in the Senate — the last step before landing...
- 8/2/2018
- by Amy X. Wang
- Rollingstone.com
It’s so far been smooth sailing for the Music Modernization Act (Mma), which in June was approved unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee following its passage, also by unanimous vote, in the House of Representatives in May. The legislation aims to improve royalty payments to songwriters, artists and creatives in the digital era. Its next and final step before heading to President Trump for signature is a full Senate vote to consider the act.
But on July 17, private equity firm Blackstone, which purchased performance rights organization Sesac in January 2017, submitted a proposal that Mma proponents say would “doom” the legislation by “upsetting the fundamental structure of the bill to benefit its private company at the expense of the entire music industry.”
At the heart of the issue for Blackstone is the nearly 100-year-old Harry Fox Agency (Hfa), the rights management and collection entity which was bought by Sesac in 2015 for a reported $20 million.
But on July 17, private equity firm Blackstone, which purchased performance rights organization Sesac in January 2017, submitted a proposal that Mma proponents say would “doom” the legislation by “upsetting the fundamental structure of the bill to benefit its private company at the expense of the entire music industry.”
At the heart of the issue for Blackstone is the nearly 100-year-old Harry Fox Agency (Hfa), the rights management and collection entity which was bought by Sesac in 2015 for a reported $20 million.
- 7/24/2018
- by Shirley Halperin
- Variety Film + TV
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