Background
He was the son of George Schenck, a Russian immigrant theatrical manager, and Mary Schenck, according to the 1910 United States Census.
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Aubrey Schenck
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In the 1930s, Aubrey Schenck, a nephew of Joseph and Nicholas Schenck, had graduated from Boys High School (Brooklyn) and Cornell University and was a practicing attorney in New York City.
Career
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 lieutenant The film, Shock! (1946) starring Vincent Price, was a moderate success and launched Schenck"s career as a movie producer. Later he worked with Eagle-Lion Films and independent productions.
When Eagle-Lion was merged into United Artists, Schenck started his own production company Belorussian-Air Productions producing a variety of action films as second features for UA. Other films made by Schenck include, Ambush Bay and Kill a Dragon.
He also co-produced a 1961 syndicated television series, Miami Undercover, for Ziv-United Artists.
