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Nicholas M. Schenck (14 November 1880, Rybinsk, Russia – 4 March 1969, Florida) was a Russian-American film studio executive and businessman.
Los hermanos Joseph y Nicholas Schenck fueron los fundadores de MGM y United Artists, los mayores estudios cinematográficos de Hollywood. Contribuyeron significativamente al desarrollo de la...
Joseph and Nicholas. Unlike many immigrants who live reminiscing of their homeland, the brothers quickly adapted to their new reality. They even changed their names to sound American – in New...
- Vladimir Lebedev
The house of Nicholas Schenck, Senior’s grandfather, Jan Martense Schenck, is also on display in the Museum. Together, these two houses suggest the way one Dutch American family might have...
Nicholas Schenck (Jan Martense Schenck’s grandson) builds a house in Canarsie. His first wife, Willemtje Wyckoff, dies in 1779; his second wife is named Jane. The Schenck children include Nicholas, Jr.; John; Anna; Adriana; Nelly; and a fourth daughter.
In the case of the Nicholas Schenck and Jan Martense Schenck Houses, the story is a lot about who owned them. Here, the curators want to emphasize that both houses come from the same family. Descendants of these families are still around and they still visit us!
Nicholas Michael Schenck was an American motion-picture and theater executive and businessman. Schenck's power and prestige were at their peak after World War II.
