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There is very little known about William Fox's wife, Eve Leo Fox. She was born in 1883 and married William Fox on December 31, 1899. Everything else I have learned about her has been by word of mouth and there is not a lot of proof to substantiate the credibility of that information.
Jun 8, 2016 · Eve Leo Fox, his wife, was the chief decorator and stylist for the theater. By the time the palace opened on December 25th, 1929 Egyptian, Middle and near Eastern art was very en vogue, largely due to the discovery of King Tut’s tomb a mere seven years prior.
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2 Credit though for the magnificent interior belongs to Eve Leo, wife of pioneer film producer William Fox. Fox was founder of the company which still bears his name today -- Twentieth Century-Fox. 1. William Fox. Photo courtesy web. Fox, son of Hungarian immigrant parents, had a rags-to-riches-to-rags career.
Lore says that Eve Leo, wife of Fox President William Fox, was unhappy when she learned that the theatre was to have a bare floor. She insisted it needed carpeting, so it was covered with what was the largest single-piece wool rug ever manufactured.
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To my surprise, John told me that this was replicating what William Fox's wife, Eve Leo Fox, did as part of her personal direction of the appointments and interior decoration of the building. This surprised me because of discovering from Rick Flinn that Eve Fox's involvement with the Fox's interior was a myth.
The Fox Theatre was designed by Thomas W. Lamb for William Fox and his Fox Circuit, who made sure his wife, decorator Eve Leo Fox, was kept at arms length. Fox West Coast Theatres were the operators in association with Loew’s Incorporated.
Beyond this is the elaborate main auditorium, which seats 5,000 and is ringed by a pillared promenade. Throughout the interior, ornamentation and decorations designed by Eve Leo – Fox’s wife – feature Egyptian, Indian, and Oriental motifs. The theatre also boasts a 36 rank Wurlitzer pipe organ.
