Nicholas Nayfack
Nicholas Nayfack (January 27, 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. Nayfack died of a heart attack, aged 49, on March 31, 1958.[2]
Nicholas Nayfack | |
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Born | [1] New York City, New York, U.S. | January 27, 1909
Died | March 31, 1958 49)[1] | (aged
Occupation | Film producer |
Spouse(s) | Lynne Carver (1937–1955) |
Career
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.[1] In 1949, Nayfack became a producer for MGM until his death in 1958.
Filmography
- Border Incident (1949)
- 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)
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gollark: I don't understand what you're saying.
gollark: "A wizard did it" is a more plausible explanation for lightning than several hundred pages of theory on meteorology and electromagnetism.
gollark: Humans are generally wired to see agency in things which don't actually have it.
gollark: The problem is that "people using psychedelics feel god-related things" is entirely consistent with "god(s) exist" and "god(s) don't exist, but drugs can push god-related buttons in the brain".
References
- "Nicholas Nayfack – Biography". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
- "The Book of the Dead". Caskets on Parade. July 29, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
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