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Harry Fox: New York
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In early 1914, Fox was appearing in various vaudeville shows in the New York area. In April he teamed up with Yansci Dolly of the famous Dolly Sisters in an act of Hammerstein's. At the same time, the New York Theatre, one of the largest in the World, was being converted into a movie house. As an extra attraction, the theater's management decided to try vaudeville acts between the shows. They selected Harry Fox and his company of "American Beauties" to put on a dancing act. An article in Variety Magazine stated "Harry Fox will appear for a month or longer at a large salary with billing that will occupy the front of the theatre in electrics".
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Harry was thrown on his own resources at the age of fifteen. He joined a circus for a brief tour and he ... played professional baseball for a short while. A music publisher liked his voice and hired him to sing songs from the boxes of vaudeville theaters in San Francisco. In 1904 he appeared in a Belvedere Theatre in a comedy entitled "Mr. Frisky of Frisco." After the San Francisco earthquake and the fire of 1906, Harry Fox migrated East and finally stopped in New York.
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The 40s brought the Fox musical its 'glory period'. Production was cut back to about 6 films per year and people both 'in front' and behind the cameras were given a 'shake-up'. Alfred Newman head of the musical department, was joined by Charles Henderson, Emil Newman and later Lionel Newman and Ken Darby. In the early 40s it seemed Fox had the entire three-strip Technicolor stock in the industry, with both subject and stars suiting the rich tomes conjured by head photographer Leon Shamroy with Ernest Palmer, Edward Cronjager and later Harry Jackson and Arthur E Arling. Chief songwriters were Mack Gordon (lyrics) and (from Warners) Harry Warren (music). Also under contract were Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger.
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