Nicholas Nayfack


Nicholas Nayfack 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.

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. In 1949, Nayfack became a producer for MGM until his death in 1958.

Filmography