The most well known and commercially successful films and film series from 20th Century Studios include the first six Star Wars films, Titanic, Avatar, Ice Age, Rio, X-Men, Die Hard, Alien, Planet of the Apes, Deadpool, Predator, Independence Day, Anastasia, Love, Simon and Home Alone.

The name dates to 1915, when William Fox, a Hungarian immigrant, left the fur and garment industry to start a motion picture company. The 1929 stock market crash, among other misfortunes, forced the Fox Film Corporation to merge with a competitor, Twentieth Century Pictures, to form 20th Century Fox in 1935.

Darryl F. ZanuckSpyros SkourasJoseph M. Schenck 20th Century Studios/Founders Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., U.S. movie studio. It was formed in 1935 by the merger of Twentieth Century Pictures (founded in 1933 by Joseph Schenck and Darryl F. Zanuck) and the Fox Film Corp. (founded in 1915 by William Fox).

May 31, 193520th Century Studios / Founded

During the 20th century, art and design was inescapably influenced by politics. Modernism and Art Deco were a reaction to the horrors of the First World War. Later, artists responded to the end of World War II and the fear and suspicion brought on by the Cold War tensions between East and West.

They explore core themes including anticolonialism, democracy, socialism, nationalism, industrialization, nuclear weapons, and globalization and provide their own personal interpretations of the century, as well as their respective nation's experiences and historical memory of the era.

Twentieth Century is a 1934 American pre-Code screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Barrymore and Carole Lombard. Much of the film is set on the 20th Century Limited train as it travels from Chicago to New York City.

Definitions of twentieth century. the century from 1901 to 2000.

During the 20th century, World War I and World War II occurred. Nationalism became very important, resulting in many other armed conflicts. Science and technology progressed at a more rapid pace than ever before creating large changes in the way in which people lived.

One of the prominent traits of the 20th century was the dramatic growth of technology. Organized research and practice of science led to advancement in the fields of communication, electronics, engineering, travel, medicine, and war.

The 20th century changed the world in unprecedented ways. The World Wars sparked tension between countries and led to the creation of atomic bombs, the Cold War led to the Space Race and the creation of space-based rockets, and the World Wide Web was created.

The 20th century began on 1 January 1901, and ended on 31 December 2000. It was the last century of the 2nd millennium.

During the 20th century, many things were invented that made people's lives easier. Vacuum cleaners and washing machines made doing chores easier. Vaccines and penicillin improved public health. Radio and telephones helped communication, and airplanes and automobiles transformed transportation.

Events in the 20th century

• Main article: World War I.
• Main article: Russian Revolution.
• Main article: Interwar period.
• Main article: Great Depression.
• Main articles: Fascism, Totalitarianism, and Dictatorship.
• Main article: World War II.
• Main article: European Theater of World War II.
• Main article: Asiatic-Pacific Theater.

Historian Eric Hobsbawm called the 20th century as "the age of extremes", due to the nature of events that created tremendous changes in the political and economic fabric of the world.

The 20th century began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 2000.