Millard Kaufman Mr. Magoo. He followed this up in 1950 with another UPA film, "Punchy de Leon", featuring The Fox and The Crow. In 1950, Kaufman lent his name to screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who had been blacklisted after investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee, for the screenplay for "Gun Crazy". In 1953, he received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay for "Take the High Ground!". In 1955, he received another nomination for his screenplay for "Bad Day at Black Rock". Although he usually worked as a writer, he also directed "Convicts 4" (1962) and served as associate producer for "Raintree
Millard Kaufman County" (1957). McSweeney's published Kaufman's first fiction novel, titled "Bowl of Cherries", in October 2007. Kaufman was 86 years old when he began work on the novel and 90 when it was published. His second novel, "Misadventure", was published posthumously. He also published a screenwriting manual, "Plots & Characters: A Screenwriter on Screenwriting". Kaufman died aged 92 in Los Angeles of heart failure after open heart surgery. Millard Kaufman Millard Kaufman(March 12, 1917 – March 14, 2009) was an American screenwriter and novelist. His works include the Academy Award-nominated "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1955). He was also one of