Aubrey Schenck (August 26, 1908,

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– April 14, 1999,

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) was an American film producer from the 1940s through the 1970s.

Biography

The son of George Schenck, a Russian immigrant theatrical manager, and Mary Schenck, Schenck was a nephew of

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and

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. Father to George Schenck and grandfather to Kirk Schenck. He graduated from Boys High School and

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, and was a practicing attorney in New York City. Among Schenck's clients was

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that led him to be a personal assistant to

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. When Schenck submitted a script for a film, Schenck told Skouras he'd prefer to produce the film himself rather than be paid a fee. The film, '' Shock!'' (1946) starring

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, was a moderate success and launched Schenck's career as a movie producer.Weaver, Tom ''Aubrey Schennck Interview'' pp. 270-276 ''It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the SF and Horror Tradition'' McFarland, October 26, 2004 Later he worked with

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and independent productions. When Eagle-Lion was merged into United Artists, Schenck started his own production company Bel-Air Productions producing a variety of action films as second features for UA. Other films made by Schenck include '' Robinson Crusoe on Mars'' (1964), '' Ambush Bay'' (1966) and '' Kill a Dragon'' (1967). Schenck was the father of screenwriter and television producer

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Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1946) * '' Repeat Performance'' (1947) * ''

It's a Joke, Son! ''It's a Joke, Son!'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff (in his final directorial role in a film) featuring radio comedian Kenny Delmar as Senator Claghorn, Senator Beauregard Claghorn, a character on Fred Allen's radio ...

'' (1947) * ''

T-Men ''T-Men'' is a 1947 semidocumentary and police procedural style film noir about United States Treasury agents. The film was directed by Anthony Mann and shot by noted noir cameraman John Alton. The production features Dennis O'Keefe, Mary M ...

'' (1947) * '' Mickey'' (1948) * '' Red Stallion in the Rockies'' (1949) * '' Port of New York'' (1949) * '' Undercover Girl'' (1950) * '' The Fat Man'' (1951) * '' Shield for Murder'' (1954) * '' Rebel in Town'' (1956) (executive producer) * '' The Black Sleep'' (1956) (executive producer) * '' The Girl in Black Stockings'' (1957) * '' Untamed Youth'' (1957) * '' Born Reckless'' (1958) * '' Up Periscope'' (1959) * '' Robinson Crusoe on Mars'' (1964) * '' Ambush Bay'' (1966) (executive producer) * '' Kill a Dragon'' (1967) * ''

More Dead Than Alive ''More Dead Than Alive'' is a 1969 American Western film directed by Robert Sparr and produced by Aubrey Schenck. It was filmed at Agua Dulce, California. Plot A killer named Cain is released from prison after 18 years and wants to settle d ...

'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1969) * '' Daughters of Satan'' (1972) * '' Superbeast'' (1972) * '' The Alpha Caper'' (1973)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schenck, Aubrey 1908 births 1999 deaths Film producers from New York (state) 20th-century American lawyers Businesspeople from New York City Boys High School (Brooklyn) alumni Cornell University alumni 20th-century American businesspeople American people of Russian-Jewish descent