Nicholas M Schenck was a Russian-American film studio executive and businessman.
12 Facts About Nicholas Schenck
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One of seven children, Schenck was born to a Jewish household in Rybinsk, a town on the Volga River in the Yaroslavl Governorate of Tsarist Russia.
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Nicholas Schenck eventually became Loew's right-hand man, helping him manage what rapidly grew into a vast theater chain.
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In 1919, Nicholas Schenck was named as vice president and general manager of Loew's Inc.
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Nicholas Schenck helped shepherd Loew's acquisition of Metro Pictures in 1920 and Goldwyn Pictures in 1924 to keep the theaters supplied with product.
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Nicholas Schenck seemed the obvious choice, but Loew concluded that he needed Nicholas Schenck in New York to help run the theaters.
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Nicholas Schenck bought a studio headed by independent producer Louis B Mayer in 1924, merging the Loew's Hollywood interests into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with Mayer as studio chief.
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The conglomerate, which Nicholas Schenck continued to manage closely from New York City, employed 12,000 people.
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Nicholas Schenck, by demanding a tight production schedule, created tension with Mayer and Irving Thalberg, who was production chief until his early death in 1936.
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When Joseph R Vogel became president, Schenck was named honorary chairman, but retired altogether later that same year.
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Nicholas Schenck divided his last years between his estates at Sands Point, Long Island, and Miami Beach.
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Nicholas Schenck's sister was actress Ruth Selwyn, wife of Edgar Selwyn.