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Fred M. Wilcox Facts
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born |
Dec 22, 1907 Tazewell, VA |
| Died |
Sep 23, 1964 Beverly Hills, CA |
| Age | Died at 56 |
| Total Facts | 6 |
Brother of Mrs. Nicholas M. Schenck, née Pansy Wilcox.
Brother-in-law of Nicholas Schenck, President of MGM.
Educated at the University of Kentucky.
He worked with his nephew-in-law, producer Nicholas Nayfack, on Forbidden Planet (1956) and was planning to direct a big-budget MGM sequel, to be titled "Robot Planet", when Nayfack died unexpectedly in 1958.
Uncle of Niki Dantine.
Was the brother of actress Ruth Selwyn, who was married to producer/director/writer Edgar Selwyn.