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Occupation
  
Film producer

Name
  
Nicholas Nayfack


Role
  
Movie producer

Parents
  
Anne Nayfack

Born
  
January 27, 1909 (
1909-01-27
)
New York City

Died
  
March 31, 1958, Beverly Hills, California, United States

Spouse
  
Lynne Carver (m. 1937–1942)

Cousins
  
Niki Dantine, Marti Schenck, Joanne Schenck

Movies
  
Forbidden Planet, Vengeance Valley, Devil's Doorway, The Invisible Boy, Escape from Fort Bravo

Similar People
  
George J Folsey, Fred M Wilcox, John Alton, Luke Short, Lynne Carver

Nicholas Nayfack (January 1, 1909 – March 31, 1958) was an American movie producer whose notable works include Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy. He was the nephew of MGM studio chief Nicholas Schenck and United Artists studio boss Joseph M. Schenck. He married actress Lynne Carver in 1937. Nicholas Nayfack died of a heart attack at the age of forty-eight on March 31, 1958 .

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Career

Nicholas Nayfack worked for 20th Century Fox as an associate producer under Darryl F. Zanuck from 1937 to 1939. After leaving Fox, he became the head of the business affairs office for MGM from 1939 through 1949 . In 1949, Nayfack became a producer for MGM until his death in 1958.

Filmography

  • The Border Incident (1947)
  • Devil's Doorway (1950)
  • Vengeance Valley (1951)
  • No Questions Asked (1951)
  • The Sellout (1952)
  • Glory Alley (1952)
  • Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
  • Rogue Cop (1954)
  • The Scarlet Coat (1955)
  • Ransom! (1956)
  • Forbidden Planet (1956)
  • The Power and the Prize (1956)
  • Gun Glory (1957)
  • The Invisible Boy (1957)
  • References

    Nicholas Nayfack Wikipedia