Fox’s legacy

Rupert Murdoch, right, speaks with Tom Snyder on NBC’s “Tomorrow” show on Sept. 12, 1978 in New York City.

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Feb. 20, 2019 1:07 PM PT

On the eve of Disney’s acquisition of Fox, we look back at the studio’s fabled filmic past.

The Shirley Temple dining room at the Fox Studios commissary.

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Portraits of the child star hang in the Shirley Temple dining room at the Fox Studios commissary. She was one of the early major stars for the studio.

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The private dining room used by Fox Studios executives in the studio’s commissary.

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The executive dining room at the Fox Studios commissary.

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