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Matthew Bernard Fox (Babe, Ben) (October 6, 1916 – October 3, 1998) was an American figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. His pairs partner was Joan Tozzer. They won the United States Figure Skating Championships pairs title in 1938, 1939, and 1940. Fox was the 1936 U.S. Champion in both singles and pairs on the junior level.[1] He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University, class of 1938. After service in the U. S. Navy in World War II, he had a long career in television, first in programming at the Dumont Network in New York City and then in Los Angeles, where, under the name Ben Fox, he created and produced "Waterfront" (starring Preston Foster) and other series.

M. Bernard Fox ("Babe," "Ben")
Personal information
Born	October 6, 1916
Died	October 3, 1998(1998-10-03) (aged 81)
Partner	Joan Tozzer
Skating club	SC of Boston
Retired	1940
Medal record Representing United States Pairs' Figure skating North American Championships 1939 Toronto Pairs

He was first husband of Lucy Pope, later wife of tennis coach Harry Hopman.[2]

Results

pairs with Joan Tozzer

Event	1937	1938	1939	1940
North American Championships			1st
U.S. Championships	3rd	1st	1st	1st

References

• "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. (123 KiB)

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