Aubrey Schenck

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Aubrey Schenck (August 26, 1908 - April 14, 1999) was a film producer from the 1940s through the 1970s. In the 1930s, Schenck was a practicing attorney in New York City. Schenck wrote a story and submitted it to 20th Century Fox, whom he had legal connections with, and they agreed to let him produce it. The film, Shock! (1946) starring Vincent Price was a moderate success and began his film producing career, later also working with Eagle-Lion Films and independent productions. Other films of Schenck include T-Men (1947) and Robinson Crusoe on Mars.