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56-464: Beloved Infidel is a 1959 American DeLuxe Color biographical drama film made by 20th Century Fox in CinemaScope and based on the relationship of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sheilah Graham . The film was directed by Henry King and produced by Jerry Wald from a screenplay by Sy Bartlett , based on the 1957 memoir by Sheilah Graham and Gerold Frank. The music score was by Franz Waxman ,

112-442: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 20th Television 20th Television was part of The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the majority of 21st Century Fox 's assets in 2019. The company's current name was adopted in 2020 when Disney dropped "Fox" from the names of acquired 21st Century Fox assets. With the closure of ABC Signature in 2024, 20th Television became the flagship production arm of both ABC and

168-641: A 5-year agreement with the studio, with the ability to produce television series, the first and third to be on the ABC television network and the second and fourth to be on the Fox television network, and so on. The first two projects to come out of the deal were ABC's The Practice and Fox's Ally McBeal . In 1996, Peter Roth was transferred to becoming president of Fox Entertainment. Chris Carter , writer/producer of The X-Files also extended its contract with 20th Century Fox Television. The first project to come out of

224-542: A TV film subsidiary on the company's Western Avenue lot in Hollywood, but it never materialized. Fox did not produce another TV show until 1955, when it launched its very first series, The 20th Century-Fox Hour on CBS , after the success of ABC 's hit show Disneyland . In 1956, Fox sold its second show to CBS, My Friend Flicka , which is based on the Flicka film series. Later that year, Irving Asher , who

280-422: A column, and when its blunt and gossipy nature increases its popularity, Sheilah is also offered her own radio program. She meets acclaimed author F. Scott Fitzgerald at a party at the home of humorist Bob Carter, her friend. An immediate attraction is formed, although Scott is still married to wife Zelda, who has been institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital . To meet financial obligations, Scott has accepted

336-510: A contract with 20th Century Fox Television. In 1997, MTM Enterprises became part of 20th Century Fox Television. MTM at that time was producing three shows The Pretender for NBC, and Good News and Sparks for UPN , at primetime, after layoffs hit at MTM's syndicated unit. Later that year, Fox established another television production company, Fox Television Studios to house smaller production units, under executive David Grant. Also, producer Barbara Hall inked an overall deal with

392-459: A deal to distribute Beat the Clock , a revival of the popular 1950s game show. The decade closed out with the 1969-70 TV season and two new programs, Room 222 for ABC and Bracken's World for NBC. Also that year, Grant Tinker was hired to join the studio, but he would quit two years later due to conflicts with running MTM Enterprises . While the 1970s were difficult for Fox's TV unit,

448-522: A deal with 20th Century-Fox to develop TV shows. By 1965, Fox was producing several new shows for primetime, such as The Legend of Jesse James , The Long, Hot Summer , The Loner and Irwin Allen's science-fiction drama Lost in Space , to be followed by Batman , which is based on the comic book series, and Blue Light . The 1966–67 season proved to be a difficult year for Fox's TV unit, which

504-473: A deal with the studio. Other series of the early 80s, like Hagen , Breaking Away , Ladies' Man , Jessica Novak , 9 to 5 , It's Not Easy , Emerald Point N.A.S. and AfterMASH did not fare well in the ratings, although AfterMASH was initially a minor hit, especially in its first season, and 9 to 5 did well in syndication after being a minor network hit in its original ABC run. In 1984, James L. Brooks and his Gracie Films company

560-468: A number of successful television programs during the 1970s and 1980s. Rights to its 1970 and 1990 library including The Mary Tyler Moore Show (and its spinoff Rhoda ) are handled by CBS Media Ventures . Four Star Television , also called Four Star International , is an American television production company. Founded in 1952 as Four Star Productions by prominent Hollywood actors Dick Powell , David Niven , Charles Boyer , and Joel McCrea , it

616-512: A position in Hollywood writing film scripts, expressing the belief that his novels are no longer of interest. His excessive drinking affects his mood and his work. Scott is haunted by the memories of Zelda and the success and fun they had together. He learns that a play is being produced in Pasadena based on one of his stories and takes Sheilah to see it, only to discover that it is a production by high school students, some of whom are unaware that

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672-469: A publisher's letter of rejection. Sheilah's radio show is based in Chicago, and as she travels there, Scott becomes abusive, first aboard an airplane and then to one of her colleagues. What she doesn't know is that Scott has been fired by the studio, which finds his script work unacceptable. Sheilah continues to stand by him, but eventually Scott's health gives out. He collapses and dies, a forlorn figure of

728-445: A separate entity from 20th Century Fox. Both companies were subsidiaries of News Corporation unit Fox Inc.; the move was made to separate the television productions from the movie studio in order to increase the latter's output. For the 1989–90 season, 20th Television was distributing programs from Steven Bochco Productions that were aired on ABC. The first to come out of the deal was Doogie Howser, M.D. , which lasted four seasons on

784-520: Is Eastmancolor -based, with certain adaptations for improved compositing for printing (similar to Technicolor 's "selective printing") and for mass-production of prints. Eastmancolor, first introduced in 1950, was one of the first widely-successful "single strip color" processes, and eventually displaced three-strip Technicolor. Color by DeLuxe (sometimes with a space before the L) became a popular, vivid and stable process for filmed color television series from

840-514: The Fox Broadcasting Company and Fox Television Stations . Following a 1994 restructuring of Fox's divisions, 20th Television was refocused on syndication and "non-traditional programs"; its television production arm was moved back under 20th Century Fox and took the 20th Century Fox Television name. 20th Television distributed almost all programming and documentaries from the television production unit and its subsidiaries and

896-428: The acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney . On December 1, 2020, it was merged with 20th Television. MTM Enterprises (alternatively known as MTM Productions ) is an American independent production company established in 1969 by Mary Tyler Moore and her then-husband Grant Tinker to produce The Mary Tyler Moore Show for CBS . The name for the production company was drawn from Moore's initials. MTM produced

952-445: The 1970s, such as Cade's County , The New Perry Mason , Irwin Allen's The Swiss Family Robinson , Young Dan'l Boone , W.E.B. , The Paper Chase , Loves Me, Loves Me Not , and Billy all bombed, although The Paper Chase became a cult classic and gave Showtime additional seasons. Fox also distributed the game show Masquerade Party , produced by Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Productions , which aired during

1008-417: The 1974–75 season. From 1976 to 1978, Fox distributed Liar's Club , as well as Celebrity Sweepstakes , both of which were produced by Ralph Andrews Productions. In 1973, Fox distributed the syndicated Canadian videotape production The Starlost , produced by Glen-Warren Productions . In 1980, television producer Glen A. Larson quit Universal and joined 20th Century-Fox Television. The first show

1064-421: The 1990-91 television season, 20th Television sold Working It Out to NBC, and also sold the sitcoms Babes , Good Grief and True Colors to the Fox network. Twentieth Television also distributed the show Cop Rock , produced by Steven Bochco Productions for ABC via a development deal. Also during this season, Twentieth Television had purchased The Sunday Comics to the Fox television network. By

1120-559: The 1991–92 season, the Twentieth Television production company sold the comedy Drexell's Class to the Fox network, and distributed the Steven Bochco crime drama Civil Wars to the ABC. Twentieth Television also distributed the midseason cartoon Capitol Critters , a joint production between Hanna-Barbera and Steven Bochco, to ABC in the spring of 1992, along with the Fox comedy Stand By Your Man , which

1176-484: The 1992–93 season. In 1992, Peter Roth , who had left Stephen J. Cannell 's production company, joined 20th Television, and was instrumental in the development of the subsequent seasons. In the 1992–93 season, Twentieth Television sold the sitcom Rhythm & Blues to NBC, but it failed to catch on in the ratings. This was followed by a joint production between British-based WitzEnd Productions, Twentieth Television and CBS Entertainment Productions, Dudley , which

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1232-622: The Defense , both for ABC. Although Custer bombed, Judd, for the Defense was initially popular. It was cancelled after only two seasons. Fox also expanded its output to commission a Saturday morning show in collaboration with Filmation , Journey to the Center of the Earth . The 1968–69 season was also difficult for 20th Century-Fox Television, which saw the British co-production Journey to

1288-573: The Fox network, which introduced The Simpsons , that the success in 1989 that saved Fox's struggling television unit. Fox also distributed the sitcom The New Adventures of Beans Baxter , produced internally by Fox Square Productions. For the 1987–88 season, Fox has sold the sitcom Second Chance to the then-new Fox television network, and sold the drama Leg Work to CBS, and the sitcom Pursuit of Happiness to ABC, in addition to Hooperman . In 1989, 20th Century Fox Television's functions were taken over by Twentieth Television Corporation,

1344-584: The Fox television network for the spring of 1994. Also, for the spring of 1994, Fox distributed the Steven Bochco-produced drama The Byrds of Paradise , which was aired on ABC. By the 1994–95 season, Chicago Hope , the second show from the Kelley–CBS–20th Television deal, went on to be a hit, lasting for six seasons. The Twentieth Television production company also sold The 5 Mrs. Buchanans to CBS, and Wild Oats , to

1400-418: The Fox television network. Following a 1994 restructuring of Fox's television production companies, 20th Television was refocused on syndication and "non-traditional programs", while network television programming once more came under the 20th Century Fox Television banner and returned to being a division of the movie studio. For the 1995–96 season, the new 20th Century Fox Television production company sold

1456-524: The Sun and Bus Stop . In 1961, William Self was appointed to replace Huggins. In 1962, the company decreased its output to one show, then produced no shows by 1963. Roy Huggins departed to join Revue Studios . During the short-lived dark period in 1963, the company had signed Hal Kanter and Paul Monash to production deals. Later that year, highly successful feature film producer Irwin Allen

1512-627: The Unknown and Irwin Allen 's final science-fiction drama to be produced, Land of the Giants , for ABC; the CBS drama Lancer ; and the NBC sitcoms The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and Julia . Although Julia was deemed a hit, most of the shows in the season crumbled. Fox did have one additional Saturday morning cartoon for Filmation, Fantastic Voyage . In 1969, Fox entered the game show fray by signing

1568-451: The air. By the 1993–94 season, Twentieth Television sold The X-Files to Fox, which became very profitable for the division, spawning 9 seasons, a revival series and a multimedia franchise. That same season, Twentieth Television distributed another high-profile project, NYPD Blue for ABC, produced by Steven Bochco Productions, which would go on to last for twelve seasons. Fox also sold South Central , originally proposed by CBS, to

1624-424: The air. Also introduced this season was Alien Nation to the Fox network, as well as Sister Kate for NBC, in addition to The Simpsons . In mid-1990, Twentieth Television had sold the sitcom Working Girl to NBC. Twentieth Television also offered the variety series In Living Color to the Fox television network, which introduced the talent of stars like Keenan Ivory Wayans and David Alan Grier . For

1680-443: The cinematography by Leon Shamroy and the art direction by Lyle R. Wheeler and Maurice Ransford . The film was the sixth and final collaboration between King and Peck. The film stars Gregory Peck and Deborah Kerr , along with Eddie Albert and Philip Ober . Sheilah Graham sails from England to the U.S. and meets with a newspaper editor John Wheeler, telling him of her royal lineage and many connections. He hires her to write

1736-457: The distribution subsidiary, Metromedia Producers Corporation, which was distributing the series Small Wonder . Fox also sold The Wizard to CBS, and Heart of the City to ABC for the 1986–1987 television season in addition to L.A. Law on NBC, which helped save the television industry of Fox. Fox also introduced the sketch comedy The Tracey Ullman Show , produced by Gracie Films for

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1792-450: The end. When you kill a good man like Ronald Colman, all right. But when you take a man that the audience is glad to see dead, I don't think it works for the picture very well." This article about a biographical film is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . DeLuxe Color DeLuxe Color or Deluxe color or Color by DeLuxe is Deluxe Laboratories ' brand of color process for motion pictures. DeLuxe Color

1848-460: The following year, Fox also sold the drama Hong Kong to ABC. By 1960, Roy Huggins , who was lured from Warner Bros. Television , was tapped to join 20th Century-Fox Television as vice president in charge of production. During Huggins' watch, he refreshed the Hong Kong show. He also oversaw the development of the three programs for ABC, which were the comedy Margie and dramas Follow

1904-461: The mid 1960s, especially by 20th Century-Fox Television studios. DeLuxe also offers "Showprints" (usually supplied to premieres in Los Angeles and New York). "Showprint" is DeLuxe's proprietary name for an "EK" (for " Eastman Kodak "), the generic name for a release print made directly from the original camera negative instead of from an internegative . This film technology article is

1960-491: The motion picture studio's output (and their own subdivisions). It owned programming from other production companies and studios they have acquired, including MTM Enterprises , most by Metromedia Producers Corporation , and most by New World Entertainment (including those by Four Star Television and Genesis Entertainment ). The company also syndicated and/or co-syndicates product from partners such as Regency Television and Debmar-Mercury (until April 2019). As part of

2016-565: The new contract was the science-fiction fantasy drama Millennium . In the summer of 1996, Fox and the production company bought out L.A. Firefighters for a summer run on the Fox television network. In 1996, New World Communications was bought out by Fox, which included its television stations, New World/Genesis Distribution and New World Entertainment. The deal was finalized in 1997. Shortly afterwards, Cannell bought back his library of rights from Fox in 1998. Also that same year, Steven Levitan , producers of Just Shoot Me! had signed

2072-406: The past. According to Henry King, the driving force behind the project was Gregory Peck, who read the novel and wanted to play the male lead. King called the film "a failure before it started. Peck was sure it was an Academy Award part. But it was so realistic that I don't think Peck got credit for the good performance that he gave because it was such an obnoxious man, just a terrible man who dies in

2128-482: The rest of Disney. 20th Television has divisions from pre-Disney and post-Disney. 20th Century Fox Television was originally formed in 1949 by 20th Century-Fox as other studios were branching out into television production. The company was known as TCF Television Productions, Inc. from its inception until 1958. Its first TV series was Crusade in Europe , which was produced for ABC. In 1955, Fox intended to set up

2184-477: The restructuring that stemmed from News Corporation spinning off its entertainment assets into 21st Century Fox , it was announced on July 8, 2013, that 20th Television will operate under the management of 20th Century Fox Television (it was previously moved under Fox Television Stations). As a result, the former company's president reported to the latter's chairmen. On August 10, 2020, Disney announced 20th Century Fox Television would be renamed 20th Television, and

2240-588: The series, which were to play on the NTA Film Network . In 1958, the company was renamed to 20th Century-Fox Television . Around the same time, Martin Manulis , producer of CBS' Playhouse 90 , joined 20th Century-Fox as head of television. Under Manulis' watch, the company developed Adventures in Paradise for ABC, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis for CBS and Five Fingers for NBC . In

2296-458: The sitcom Mr. Belvedere , which was an instantly popular hit. Also that same year, Fox sold its sitcom Charlie & Co. to CBS, which flopped after only one season. The second new sitcom under the Murdoch regime was Fathers and Sons , which was sold to NBC, which also flopped after one season. In 1986, Fox had purchased the assets of Metromedia , including its television stations and

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2352-401: The sitcoms The Crew and The Preston Episodes to the Fox television network, Cleghorne! to The WB television network, and the adventure series Space: Above and Beyond , to the Fox television network. It distributed the crime drama Murder One , produced by Steven Bochco Productions, which was sold to the ABC television network during the season. In 1995, David E. Kelley signed

2408-466: The studio initially started off the decade with the shows Nanny and the Professor on ABC and Arnie for CBS, which proved to be modest successes. The studio would then produce M*A*S*H in 1972 for CBS, which would go on to be incredibly successful, lasting eleven seasons. Later on, in 1979, the studio produced Trapper John, M.D. , which was popular throughout the 1980s. Other Fox shows for

2464-422: The studio. In 2003 Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox Television produced the first three series that aired on Cartoon Network : Star Wars: Clone Wars In 2006, TCFTV produced the first two series that aired on Fox's sister network, MyNetworkTV : the telenovelas Desire and Fashion House . In 2012, 20th Century Fox Television was reorganized as a separate unit of News Corporation. In July 2014, it

2520-484: The syndication arm would be absorbed into Disney Media Distribution . The second incarnation of Touchstone Television (formerly known as Fox 21 Television Studios ) was an American television production company that was a subsidiary of Disney Television Studios , a division of Walt Disney Television , which was owned by The Walt Disney Company . It was founded in 2014 from the merger of Fox Television Studios and Fox 21, and given its second name in mid-2020 following

2576-453: The writer is even still alive. Sheilah copes with his growing alcoholism and tries to leave him until Scott sends a goodbye note, sounding suicidal. She confesses to him that her own past haunts her, everything she claimed to be being a lie: Sheilah actually is a girl from the London slums. She appeals to Scott to write another book, but after he sends in the first four chapters, Scott receives

2632-507: Was The Fall Guy , which was successful, though it would end up being the only Fox/Larson show to become so. The other collaborations, Trauma Center , Manimal , Automan , Masquerade , Cover Up and Half Nelson did not fare well due to poor ratings. By August 1980, other producers and agencies, like Clyde Phillips (Blue Hill Avenue Productions), former employee of Bob Banner Associates and Marc Merson (Brownstone Productions), former employee of Lorimar Productions had struck

2688-441: Was a vehicle for Dudley Moore , which aired in the spring of 1993, but it also failed to catch on in the ratings. The company had also distributed the half-hour crime drama Likely Suspects for the Fox network, which was produced by Four Point Entertainment. In mid-1992, actor Chevy Chase received a deal with 20th Television to star in a late night comedy show, titled The Chevy Chase Show but it tanked after only one season on

2744-490: Was a very successful film producer, was made general manager of TCF Television Productions. In 1956, Fox sold the Broken Arrow TV project, which is based on the 1950 film of the same name, to ABC . In 1957, Fox cemented a pact with National Telefilm Associates (NTA) to produce How to Marry a Millionaire , which was based on the 1953 movie of the same name, and Man Without a Gun . NTA served as distributor of

2800-473: Was announced that the "Fox" name would be dropped from several of the Fox assets acquired by Disney. On August 10, 2020, 20th Century Fox Television and 20th Television were merged into one unit as part of a restructuring plan by Disney regarding their television production units. In 2020, Disney announced that the Touchstone Television label was folded into 20th Television. ABC Signature

2856-475: Was announced that the operations of the Fox Broadcasting Company and 20th Century Fox Television would merge into a new unit, the Fox Television Group. In March 2019, 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Television and Fox Television Animation were acquired by The Walt Disney Company and integrated into Walt Disney Television as part of Disney Television Studios . On January 17, 2020, it

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2912-528: Was dissolved in October 2024 and folded into 20th Television. The original incarnation of 20th Television was the television syndication and distribution arm of 20th Century Fox Television and the 20th Century Fox movie studio. It was formed in 1989 in order to separate television production from the 20th Century Fox division which oversaw film production. During this time, 20th Television and 20th Century Fox served as two of Fox's four main units, along with

2968-534: Was moved from its feature film unit to its television unit to serve as producer for the studio. The company had returned to producing prime-time programs by 1964. The first shows were the ABC sitcom Valentine's Day , the ABC dramas Peyton Place , Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea , and 12 O'Clock High ; and the NBC drama Daniel Boone . Later that year, William Dozier and his Greenway Productions studio signed

3024-522: Was moved to 20th Century-Fox for a film and TV partnership, creating a long relationship that lasted until the early 1990s when he moved to Sony. In 1985, after Steven Bochco left MTM and the Hill Street Blues program, he moved to 20th Century Fox Television to start the NBC crime drama L.A. Law and the ABC dramedy Hooperman , and marked the return of success for its television studio. During that same year, Fox returned to success with

3080-411: Was part of a contract between Twentieth Television and British producer WitzEnd Productions . Also in 1991, David E. Kelley , who had produced two shows for Steven Bochco, L.A. Law and Doogie Howser, M.D. , announced that he was quitting to sign a joint agreement with CBS and Twentieth Television. The first program to come out of the deal was the family dramedy Picket Fences , which premiered in

3136-413: Was producing the ABC sitcom The Tammy Grimes Show and the ABC dramas The Man Who Never Was , The Felony Squad , The Green Hornet and Irwin Allen 's science-fiction show The Time Tunnel . Although most of the new shows in the season did not last long, Felony Squad turned out to be a hit. The 1967–68 season was similarly poor for Fox, as it only had two new shows, Custer and Judd, for

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