Aubrey Schenck

Who was Aubrey Schenck?

Aubrey Schenck was a film producer from the 1940s through the 1970s.

In the 1930s, Schenck, a nephew of Joseph and Nicholas Schenck, was a practicing attorney in New York City. He wrote a story and submitted it to 20th Century Fox, with whom he had business and legal connections, and they agreed to let him produce it. The film, Shock! starring Vincent Price, was a moderate success and launched Schenck's career as a movie producer. Later he also worked with Eagle-Lion Films and independent productions. Other films made by Schenck include T-Men and Robinson Crusoe on Mars. He also co-produced a 1961 syndicated television series, Miami Undercover, for Ziv-United Artists.