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Nicholas Nayfack(1909-1958)

  • Producer
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Nicholas Nayfack was born on 27 January 1909 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Forbidden Planet (1956), Devil's Doorway (1950) and Rogue Cop (1954). He was married to Lynne Carver. He died on 31 March 1958 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 27, 1909
DiedMarch 31, 1958(49)
BornJanuary 27, 1909
DiedMarch 31, 1958(49)
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Known for

Forbidden Planet (1956)
Forbidden Planet
7.5
  • Producer
  • 1956
Robert Taylor, Edgar Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Anthony Mann, James Mitchell, Nicholas Nayfack, Paula Raymond, and Marshall Thompson in Devil's Doorway (1950)
Devil's Doorway
7.2
  • Producer
  • 1950
Janet Leigh and Robert Taylor in Rogue Cop (1954)
Rogue Cop
6.6
  • Producer
  • 1954
Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy in Border Incident (1949)
Border Incident
7.0
  • Producer
  • 1949

Credits

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Producer

  • The Invisible Boy (1957)
    The Invisible Boy
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Stewart Granger, Rhonda Fleming, and Steve Rowland in Gun Glory (1957)
    Gun Glory
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Robert Taylor and Elisabeth Müller in The Power and the Prize (1956)
    The Power and the Prize
    6.1
    • produced by
    • 1956
  • Forbidden Planet (1956)
    Forbidden Planet
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Ransom! (1956)
    Ransom!
    7.0
    • produced by
    • 1956
  • The Scarlet Coat (1955)
    The Scarlet Coat
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Janet Leigh and Robert Taylor in Rogue Cop (1954)
    Rogue Cop
    6.6
    • produced by
    • 1954
  • William Holden and Eleanor Parker in Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
    Escape from Fort Bravo
    6.6
    • produced by
    • 1953
  • Louis Armstrong, Leslie Caron, and Ralph Meeker in Glory Alley (1952)
    Glory Alley
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1952
  • John Hodiak, Paula Raymond, Walter Pidgeon, and Audrey Totter in The Sellout (1952)
    The Sellout
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Arlene Dahl and Barry Sullivan in No Questions Asked (1951)
    No Questions Asked
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Burt Lancaster and Joanne Dru in Vengeance Valley (1951)
    Vengeance Valley
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Robert Taylor, Edgar Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Anthony Mann, James Mitchell, Nicholas Nayfack, Paula Raymond, and Marshall Thompson in Devil's Doorway (1950)
    Devil's Doorway
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1950
  • Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy in Border Incident (1949)
    Border Incident
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 27, 1909
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 31, 1958
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Lynne CarverJuly 18, 1937 - May 1942 (divorced)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was the nephew of famous MGM studio chief Nicholas Schenck and United Artists studio boss Joseph M. Schenck. His mother, Anne Nayfack, was Nicholas Schenck's younger sister.

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