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- Nicholas Nayfack was born on January 27, 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 March 31, 1958 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseLynne Carver(July 18, 1937 - May 1942) (divorced)
- 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.
- Before he became a producer at MGM, he was head of their Business Affairs Dept., and as such was responsible for negotiating contracts with the studio's stable of stars.
- Nephew of Joseph M. Schenck, Nicholas Schenck and Pansy Schenck.
- His large Beverly Hills mansion was later owned by the actress Elke Sommer and her first husband, columnist Joe Hyams. They claimed (not too seriously) that it was haunted by his ghost.
- Worked at Fox from 1937 to 1939, under Darryl F. Zanuck, as an associate producer, and at MGM from 1939 to his death in 1958. He was a producer from 1949 to 1958.
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