Fox Theatre
Marksville,
LA
71351
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Previous Names: Joy Theatre
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The Joy Theatre was opened February 12, 1947. It was operated by Billy Fox Johnson. It was destroyed by fire on the evening of October 9, 1952 while Billy Fox Johnson & his family were attending the opening of their new Fox Drive-In in Bunkie, LA.
It was rebuilt and reopened as the Fox Theatre on November 4, 1953 with Fred Astaire in “The Band Wagon. It was closed in January 1956.
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The Joy Theatre was renamed the Fox Theatre in August 1952. After a whole year of closure because of the fire, the Fox Theatre was rebuilt and reopened on November 4, 1953 with Fred Astaire in “The Band Wagon” (unknown if extras added). The Fox Theatre most likely closed in January 1956.