When Disney took ownership of Fox on March 20, 2019, it marked the end of an era for a movie empire that was Fox. For almost a century, Twentieth Century-Fox was one of the preeminent producers of films, stars, and filmmakers, giving us The Sound of Music, Titanic, and the Star Wars saga. As Scott Eyman relates here, Darryl F. Zanuck is the heart of the story, and he details how this ambitious producer transformed Hollywood both artistically and commercially.