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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001005477-01-002960.txt : 20010504
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001005477-01-002960
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20010430
FILED AS OF DATE:		20010503

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NATHANS FAMOUS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000069733
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				113166443
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0329

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-03189
		FILM NUMBER:		1621813

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 OLD COUNTRY RD
		CITY:			WESTBURY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11590
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5163388500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 OLD COUNTRY RD
		STREET 2:		STE 400
		CITY:			WESTBURY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11590
<REPORTING-OWNER>

COMPANY DATA:	
	COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HACKEL KENNETH S
	CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001047907
	STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 []
<RELATIONSHIP>OWNER

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		4

BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 726
	CITY:			ALPINE
	STATE:			NJ
	ZIP:			07620
	BUSINESS PHONE:		2018169131

MAIL ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 726
	CITY:			ALPINE
	STATE:			NJ
	ZIP:			07620
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<FILENAME>0001.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4
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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                     FORM 4

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

|_|   Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
      obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

   Hackel,              Kenneth                    S.
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   (Last)               (First)                 (Middle)

   P.O. Box 726
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                                    (Street)

   Alpine,              New Jersey              07620
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   (City)               (State)                 (Zip)

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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

   Nathans Famous, Inc.      NATH
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)


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4. Statement for Month/Year

   April 2001
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
   (Check all applicable)

   |_|   Director                             |X|   10% Owner
   |_|   Officer (give title below)           |_|   Other (specify below)

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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

   |X|  Form filed by one Reporting Person
   |_|  Form filed by more than one Reporting Person

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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
  4(b)(v).
<PAGE>

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           Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
                             or Beneficially Owned
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                     6.
                                                      4.                              5.             Owner-
                                                      Securities Acquired (A) or      Amount of      ship
                                         3.           Disposed of (D)                 Securities     Form:     7.
                                         Transaction  (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)             Beneficially   Direct    Nature of
                           2.            Code         ----------------------------    Owned at End   (D) or    Indirect
1.                         Transaction   (Instr. 8)                   (A)             of Month       Indirect  Beneficial
Title of Security          Date          ------------     Amount      or     Price    (Instr. 3      (I)       Ownership
(Instr. 3)                 (mm/dd/yy)     Code     V                  (D)             and 4)         (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S>                        <C>            <C>      <C>    <C>         <C>    <C>      <C>            <C>       <C>
common stock, $0.01
 par value per share       4/5/01          P              10,000       A     $3.250                   D
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common stock, $0.01
 par value per share       4/20/01         P               1,700       A     $3.220                   D
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common stock, $0.01
 par value per share       4/25/01         P              10,000       A     $3.068                   D
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common stock, $0.01
 par value per share       4/30/01         P               1,000       A     $3.100                   D
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                   TOTAL                                                                792,800
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</TABLE>

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.


                                   Page 1 of 2
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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
            (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          9.        10.
                                                                                                          Number    Owner-
                                                                                                          of        ship
                    2.                                                                                    Deriv-    Form of
                    Conver-                    5.                              7.                         ative     Deriv-   11.
                    sion                       Number of                       Title and Amount           Secur-    ative    Nature
                    of                         Derivative    6.                of Underlying     8.       ities     Secur-   of
                    Exer-             4.       Securities    Date              Securities        Price    Bene-     ity:     In-
                    cise     3.       Trans-   Acquired (A)  Exercisable and   (Instr. 3 and 4)  of       ficially  Direct   direct
                    Price    Trans-   action   or Disposed   Expiration Date   ----------------  Deriv-   Owned     (D) or   Bene-
1.                  of       action   Code     of(D)         (Month/Day/Year)            Amount  ative    at End    In-      ficial
Title of            Deriv-   Date     (Instr.  (Instr. 3,    ----------------            or      Secur-   of        direct   Owner-
Derivative          ative    (Month/  8)       4 and 5)      Date     Expira-            Number  ity      Month     (I)      ship
Security            Secur-   Day/     ------   ------------  Exer-    tion               of      (Instr.  (Instr.   (Instr.  (Instr.
(Instr. 3)          ity      Year)    Code V    (A)   (D)    cisable  Date     Title     Shares  5)       4)        5)       5)
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<S>                 <C>      <C>      <C>  <C>  <C>   <C>    <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>     <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>

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</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:


**  Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
    Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).


/s/ Kenneth S. Hackel                                            5/02/01
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** Signature of Reporting Person                                  Date

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
      space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not Page 2 required to respond unless the form displays a
currently valid OMB Number. SEC 1474 (7-96)


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