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
John Russell (screenwriter) Luke Thrice. Other pseudonyms include Edward Rutledge, Andrew Peirce, George Jerry Osborn and Matthew Primus. Russell died in Santa Monica, California in 1956. John Russell (screenwriter) John Russell (22 April 1885 - 6 March 1956) was an American author and screenwriter. Born in Davenport, Iowa, in 1885, Russell wrote for the New York City News Association news agency, and then for the New York Tribune. "The Pagan" was based on one of his stories, and he wrote the screenplay for "Beau Geste". As author he was best known for his short stories, originally written for a wide range of magazines