When Disney purchased the 20th Century Fox library in 2019, it caused some consternation among cineastes. The Fox catalog was vast and impressive, containing tons of indelible classics and even more titles waiting deep inside the studio's archive. 20th Century Fox was formed in 1935 and quickly became one of the "big five" studios that dominated the film industry for decades. Fox hadn't seen a shake-up this dramatic since 1985 when ultra-conservative media mogul Rubert Murdoch bought a controlling share of the company from Marvin Davis.
When Disney made its purchase, many film fans wondered if Fox's old classics would be made more widely available through the about-to-launch Disney+. When the streaming service debuted with a paltry 500 titles, cineastes were aghast. Why buy all those Fox titles if you're not going to distribute them?
That, however, was merely the end of the road for Fox. For its 83-year life, the studio went through many massive,...
When Disney made its purchase, many film fans wondered if Fox's old classics would be made more widely available through the about-to-launch Disney+. When the streaming service debuted with a paltry 500 titles, cineastes were aghast. Why buy all those Fox titles if you're not going to distribute them?
That, however, was merely the end of the road for Fox. For its 83-year life, the studio went through many massive,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Ashley Benson and Brandon Davis are enjoying a night out.
The married couple, who are currently expecting their first child, held hands as they arrived at Cipriani Restaurant for dinner on Wednesday night (January 10) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Photos: Check out the latest pics of Ashley Benson
For their night out, Ashley, 34, dressed her growing baby bump in a black sweater and long black skirt while Brandon, 44, wore a black bomber jacket over a white T-shirt paired with black pants.
In November 2023, it was revealed that Ashley and Brandon very quietly married in a secret ceremony four months after announcing that they’re engaged. That same month, Ashley confirmed reports that she was pregnant.
If you didn’t know, Brandon is an oil heir and music manager, who is the grandson of Marvin Davis, who at one point owned 20th Century Fox.
The married couple, who are currently expecting their first child, held hands as they arrived at Cipriani Restaurant for dinner on Wednesday night (January 10) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Photos: Check out the latest pics of Ashley Benson
For their night out, Ashley, 34, dressed her growing baby bump in a black sweater and long black skirt while Brandon, 44, wore a black bomber jacket over a white T-shirt paired with black pants.
In November 2023, it was revealed that Ashley and Brandon very quietly married in a secret ceremony four months after announcing that they’re engaged. That same month, Ashley confirmed reports that she was pregnant.
If you didn’t know, Brandon is an oil heir and music manager, who is the grandson of Marvin Davis, who at one point owned 20th Century Fox.
- 1/13/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Brandon Davis is making headlines with his latest romance!
The 44-year-old grandson of entrepreneur and oil tycoon Marvin Davis and his wife Barbara has just tied the knot with Ashley Benson after a few months of being engaged.
But before Ashley, Brandon‘s been linked to a variety of stars in Hollywood, and his dating history is pretty extensive.
Click through to find out who Brandon Davis has dated over the years…...
The 44-year-old grandson of entrepreneur and oil tycoon Marvin Davis and his wife Barbara has just tied the knot with Ashley Benson after a few months of being engaged.
But before Ashley, Brandon‘s been linked to a variety of stars in Hollywood, and his dating history is pretty extensive.
Click through to find out who Brandon Davis has dated over the years…...
- 11/8/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Ashley Benson is getting married! The "Pretty Little Liars" star announced her engagement news on Instagram on July 6. She reposted a photo taken by her fiancé, Brandon Davis, of her hand wearing her brand-new engagement ring. "Love of my life @ashleybenson," he wrote on top. She added, "My best friendddddd. I love you." Benson also reposted a FaceTime screenshot taken by her friend model Theresa Picciallo in which Benson smiled and showed off the ring. "Our babies are getting married!!!!!!" Picciallo wrote.
Benson, 33, and Davis, 43, were first linked publicly earlier this year when they sat courtside at a Lakers game in January.
Davis is the grandson of billionaire oil tycoon Marvin Davis, who ran Davis Petroleum. Per The New York Times, the patriarch eventually sold his oil holdings in the 1980s and invested in entertainment and real estate. He bought 20th Century Fox in 1981 and sold it to Rupert Murdoch...
Benson, 33, and Davis, 43, were first linked publicly earlier this year when they sat courtside at a Lakers game in January.
Davis is the grandson of billionaire oil tycoon Marvin Davis, who ran Davis Petroleum. Per The New York Times, the patriarch eventually sold his oil holdings in the 1980s and invested in entertainment and real estate. He bought 20th Century Fox in 1981 and sold it to Rupert Murdoch...
- 7/7/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
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When Aesop Aquarian returned from acting class to discover an acquaintance dead of a gunshot wound in his spare room, he let it go.
Perhaps it had been a game of Russian roulette, or a suicide. At least these were the theories offered to him by his new Venice Beach housemates, members of what the public would in time call the Manson Family.
Later, when Aesop’s beloved custom Volkswagen camper van was mysteriously torched after he resettled with the group on their compound 30 miles north at the Spahn Movie Ranch, he accepted it. Maybe it was just an accident. Mercury could well have been in retrograde.
But Aesop finally bugged out, hitchhiking back to Los Angeles before dawn, after it was proposed he turn assassin in the run-up to Charlie Manson’s trial. “There was no humor in the suggestion,” explained Aesop,...
When Aesop Aquarian returned from acting class to discover an acquaintance dead of a gunshot wound in his spare room, he let it go.
Perhaps it had been a game of Russian roulette, or a suicide. At least these were the theories offered to him by his new Venice Beach housemates, members of what the public would in time call the Manson Family.
Later, when Aesop’s beloved custom Volkswagen camper van was mysteriously torched after he resettled with the group on their compound 30 miles north at the Spahn Movie Ranch, he accepted it. Maybe it was just an accident. Mercury could well have been in retrograde.
But Aesop finally bugged out, hitchhiking back to Los Angeles before dawn, after it was proposed he turn assassin in the run-up to Charlie Manson’s trial. “There was no humor in the suggestion,” explained Aesop,...
- 7/15/2022
- by Gary Baum
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Barbara Davis remembers the moment as if it were yesterday. The day after Halloween in 1974, her daughter Dana, then 7, wasn’t feeling well. A trip to a doctor at the University of Denver turned up an unfortunate diagnosis: diabetes. “I called Marvin,” she recalls, speaking of her late husband, oil tycoon turned 20th Century Fox owner Marvin Davis, “and he said, ‘What’s diabetes? I’ve never heard of it.’ Neither had I. He said, ‘So, fix it.’ Well, we fixed it.”
By that, she means they immediately got to work building the ...
By that, she means they immediately got to work building the ...
- 10/9/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Barbara Davis remembers the moment as if it were yesterday. The day after Halloween in 1974, her daughter Dana, then 7, wasn’t feeling well. A trip to a doctor at the University of Denver turned up an unfortunate diagnosis: diabetes. “I called Marvin,” she recalls, speaking of her late husband, oil tycoon turned 20th Century Fox owner Marvin Davis, “and he said, ‘What’s diabetes? I’ve never heard of it.’ Neither had I. He said, ‘So, fix it.’ Well, we fixed it.”
By that, she means they immediately got to work building the ...
By that, she means they immediately got to work building the ...
- 10/9/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jason Davis, the “Recess” voice actor who died earlier this year, died of “fentanyl effects,” according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s office.
Davis died in his home on February 16. The death has been ruled an accident.
The grandson of the late studio Fox chief Marvin Davis and philanthropist Barbara Davis, Davis was best known as the voice of Mikey Blumberg on the Disney Channel animated series “Recess.” As a child actor, he also made guest appearances on a number of other television series, including “Roseanne” and “7th Heaven.”
Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2020 (Photos)
His mother, Nancy Davis, confirmed the news of her son’s death in a statement back in February.
“Jason had a true heart of gold with such a zest for life. He was such a caring soul to everybody who ever knew him. He loved his friends and his family above all else,...
Davis died in his home on February 16. The death has been ruled an accident.
The grandson of the late studio Fox chief Marvin Davis and philanthropist Barbara Davis, Davis was best known as the voice of Mikey Blumberg on the Disney Channel animated series “Recess.” As a child actor, he also made guest appearances on a number of other television series, including “Roseanne” and “7th Heaven.”
Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2020 (Photos)
His mother, Nancy Davis, confirmed the news of her son’s death in a statement back in February.
“Jason had a true heart of gold with such a zest for life. He was such a caring soul to everybody who ever knew him. He loved his friends and his family above all else,...
- 4/23/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Jason Davis, a former child star and voice actor on the Disney Channel animated series Recess, died Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 35.
On Recess, Davis voiced the character of Mikey Blumberg from 1997-2001 during the show’s six-season run. In addition to his voice work, he appeared on Dave’s World and Roseanne as a child, as well as in a string of films including Rush Hour, Beverly Hills Ninja and Mafia!, according to his IMDb page.
Davis’ cause of death is not yet known. He co-founded Cure Addiction Now, which helps fund research for people suffering from substance abuse. He had been open about his own struggles with addiction, and in the 2010-2011 season appeared on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.
Davis was the grandson of philanthropist Barbara Davis and late studio chief Marvin Davis. His grandfather bought 20th Century Fox in 1981. Four years later, the oilman sold the company to Rupert Murdoch.
On Recess, Davis voiced the character of Mikey Blumberg from 1997-2001 during the show’s six-season run. In addition to his voice work, he appeared on Dave’s World and Roseanne as a child, as well as in a string of films including Rush Hour, Beverly Hills Ninja and Mafia!, according to his IMDb page.
Davis’ cause of death is not yet known. He co-founded Cure Addiction Now, which helps fund research for people suffering from substance abuse. He had been open about his own struggles with addiction, and in the 2010-2011 season appeared on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.
Davis was the grandson of philanthropist Barbara Davis and late studio chief Marvin Davis. His grandfather bought 20th Century Fox in 1981. Four years later, the oilman sold the company to Rupert Murdoch.
- 2/17/2020
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Jason Davis, best known as the voice of Mikey Blumberg on Disney Channel’s “Recess,” died on Sunday. He was 35.
“I am so heartbroken to share the saddest news of my life that my son Jason Davis passed away this morning in Los Angeles. Jason had a true heart of gold with such a zest for life. He was such a caring soul to everybody who ever knew him. He loved his friends and his family above all else. We ask for privacy as we take time to grieve this most devastating loss,” his mother, Nancy Davis, said in a statement.
The cause of death is unknown at this time.
Also Read: Nikita Pearl Waligwa, Disney's 'Queen of Katwe' Actress, Dies at 15
Davis, who was the grandson of the late studio Fox chief Marvin Davis and philanthropist Barbara Davis, struggled with substance abuse and appeared on “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew...
“I am so heartbroken to share the saddest news of my life that my son Jason Davis passed away this morning in Los Angeles. Jason had a true heart of gold with such a zest for life. He was such a caring soul to everybody who ever knew him. He loved his friends and his family above all else. We ask for privacy as we take time to grieve this most devastating loss,” his mother, Nancy Davis, said in a statement.
The cause of death is unknown at this time.
Also Read: Nikita Pearl Waligwa, Disney's 'Queen of Katwe' Actress, Dies at 15
Davis, who was the grandson of the late studio Fox chief Marvin Davis and philanthropist Barbara Davis, struggled with substance abuse and appeared on “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew...
- 2/17/2020
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Jason Davis, a voice actor on the Disney Channel show “Recess,” died in Los Angeles on Sunday. He was 35.
“I am so heartbroken to share the saddest news of my life that my son Jason Davis passed away this morning in Los Angeles. Jason had a true heart of gold with such a zest for life. He was such a caring soul to everybody who ever knew him. He loved his friends and his family above all else. We ask for privacy as we take time to grieve this most devastating loss,” his mother, Nancy Davis, said in a statement to Variety.
Davis appeared in a few movies as a kid, including “Rush Hour,” “Beverly Hills Ninja” and “Mafia!” He voiced the character Mikey Blumberg on Disney Channel’s animated series “Recess” through its six seasons on air from 1997-2001. He also lent his voice to the character in several spinoff movies.
“I am so heartbroken to share the saddest news of my life that my son Jason Davis passed away this morning in Los Angeles. Jason had a true heart of gold with such a zest for life. He was such a caring soul to everybody who ever knew him. He loved his friends and his family above all else. We ask for privacy as we take time to grieve this most devastating loss,” his mother, Nancy Davis, said in a statement to Variety.
Davis appeared in a few movies as a kid, including “Rush Hour,” “Beverly Hills Ninja” and “Mafia!” He voiced the character Mikey Blumberg on Disney Channel’s animated series “Recess” through its six seasons on air from 1997-2001. He also lent his voice to the character in several spinoff movies.
- 2/17/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood endured a big setback this month, and it had nothing to do with the Oscars. A major studio, 20th Century Fox, officially disappeared into the mist, instantly transforming a once robustly competitive industry into a Disney oligopoly. The ultimate cost in jobs could range as high as 10,000, but the real cost will be in opportunity and competitive zeal.
I took the demise of Fox personally because it was the second studio loss I had witnessed. Years ago I had been a production chief at MGM when Kirk Kerkorian decided to pull the plug. Ironically, he and Rupert Murdoch had been trading offers for years for Fox and MGM, with Kerkorian foolishly snubbing him (MGM continued to stagger along for some years without serious funding commitments).
Fox’s history, like MGM’s, has wallowed in melodramatic triumphs and scandals –the corporate intrigues of Warner Bros and its corporate parents (At&T...
I took the demise of Fox personally because it was the second studio loss I had witnessed. Years ago I had been a production chief at MGM when Kirk Kerkorian decided to pull the plug. Ironically, he and Rupert Murdoch had been trading offers for years for Fox and MGM, with Kerkorian foolishly snubbing him (MGM continued to stagger along for some years without serious funding commitments).
Fox’s history, like MGM’s, has wallowed in melodramatic triumphs and scandals –the corporate intrigues of Warner Bros and its corporate parents (At&T...
- 2/22/2019
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
Rupert Murdoch would have a corded land phone brought to his table — in the power section, against the western wall — even though, by the time he purchased the studio in the mid-1980s, everyone else in the room was talking on cellphones. When Marvin Davis owned the place in the early 1980s, he'd throw lavish lunches for Fox's board — which back then included such luminaries as Grace Kelly, Henry Kissinger and former President Gerald Ford — and invite the biggest stars he could pick up on the lot.
"I remember sitting at a table with ...
"I remember sitting at a table with ...
Rupert Murdoch would have a corded land phone brought to his table — in the power section, against the western wall — even though, by the time he purchased the studio in the mid-1980s, everyone else in the room was talking on cellphones. When Marvin Davis owned the place in the early 1980s, he'd throw lavish lunches for Fox's board — which back then included such luminaries as Grace Kelly, Henry Kissinger and former President Gerald Ford — and invite the biggest stars he could pick up on the lot.
"I remember sitting at a table with ...
"I remember sitting at a table with ...
Nick Raynes, a grandson of former 20th Century Fox owner Marvin Davis and a nephew of producer John Davis, died Friday morning in New York City, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. He was 33.
Raynes, a movie producer and actor who worked on short films and documentaries, was found unresponsive in a residence on East 65th Street in Manhattan, a NYPD officer told THR. No foul play is suspected, and a medical examiner did not reveal a cause of death.
Raynes was said to be producing a biopic of jazz legend Miles Davis.
Marvin Davis was the Denver oilman who bought Fox ...
Raynes, a movie producer and actor who worked on short films and documentaries, was found unresponsive in a residence on East 65th Street in Manhattan, a NYPD officer told THR. No foul play is suspected, and a medical examiner did not reveal a cause of death.
Raynes was said to be producing a biopic of jazz legend Miles Davis.
Marvin Davis was the Denver oilman who bought Fox ...
- 7/30/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nick Raynes, a grandson of former 20th Century Fox owner Marvin Davis and a nephew of producer John Davis, died Friday morning in New York City, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. He was 33.
Raynes, a movie producer and actor who worked on short films and documentaries, was found unresponsive in a residence on East 65th Street in Manhattan, a NYPD officer told THR. No foul play is suspected, and a medical examiner did not reveal a cause of death.
Raynes was said to be producing a biopic of jazz legend Miles Davis.
Marvin Davis was the Denver oilman who bought Fox ...
Raynes, a movie producer and actor who worked on short films and documentaries, was found unresponsive in a residence on East 65th Street in Manhattan, a NYPD officer told THR. No foul play is suspected, and a medical examiner did not reveal a cause of death.
Raynes was said to be producing a biopic of jazz legend Miles Davis.
Marvin Davis was the Denver oilman who bought Fox ...
- 7/30/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Country music icon Kenny Rogers has sold his opulent mansion in the leafy northern suburbs of Atlanta for not quite $2.4 million. The three-time Grammy-winning singer, inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013, purchased the 1.5-acre estate in 2012 for $1.5 million and first set it out for sale four years ago with a gambler’s wild-eyed optimism, at $4.8 million. Tax records show the theatrical, Mediterranean-inspired residence measures in at almost 13,000 square feet with six bedrooms and eight full and four half bathrooms plus an astonishing 10 fireplaces.
Gilt-trimmed wrought-iron entry gates and a double-height foyer with twin curved staircases give way to palatial formal living and dining rooms. Family quarters incorporate a colossal, double-island eat-in kitchen along with a conservatory; a family room/game room with full bar; and a movie theater with stadium seating.
Atop the garage, a one-bedroom and one-bathroom apartment is suitable for family or live-in staff; the...
Gilt-trimmed wrought-iron entry gates and a double-height foyer with twin curved staircases give way to palatial formal living and dining rooms. Family quarters incorporate a colossal, double-island eat-in kitchen along with a conservatory; a family room/game room with full bar; and a movie theater with stadium seating.
Atop the garage, a one-bedroom and one-bathroom apartment is suitable for family or live-in staff; the...
- 6/20/2018
- by Mark David
- Variety Film + TV
Lindsay Lohan has hit out at US oil heiress Barbara Davis after she told pals the actress was dating her grandson Brandon Davis. The matriarch insists Lohan and Davis - whose ex-girlfriends include Mischa Barton - are an item, despite Brandon having been caught on video mocking the actress' lifestyle and personal hygiene recently. Barbara - the widow of oil tycoon Marvin Davis - told guests at Kenny G's birthday party in California at the weekend, "Brandon is dating Lindsay now!" A spokesperson later confirmed the story to PageSix.com. But Lohan is furious. He publicist Leslie Sloane tells the website, "It is unfortunate that Barbara Davis is desperate enough to make up a lie about Lindsay dating her grandson. Lindsay took the high road and accepted Brandon's apology last week, but they are not dating and they did not go to dinner together. Lindsay is dating several men who live overseas."...
- 6/7/2006
- WENN
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