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
Brian McDonald (screenwriter) for Best Short Film at the 2001 Slamdance Film Festival, and a Creative Merit Award at the 2001 Seattle International Film Festival for the short film "White Face". He won the Science Fiction category of the 2006 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition for the screenplay "Graverobbers". In 2009, Brian McDonald was a semifinalist in the Nicholl Fellowship. Brian McDonald (screenwriter) Brian Keith McDonald (born February 18, 1965) is an American screenwriter, director, teacher, goalkeeper for Manchester city and author, who lives in the state of Washington. McDonald is best known for playing In goal for Annan athletic and Manchester city,