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
Robert Kaufman New York City and later as a comedy writer for in the late 1950s including as a writer for Dick Shawn. In 1961, he moved to Los Angeles where he focused on television scripts before landing his first film credit in 1965 for "Ski Party". Kaufman was married three times. He had four children from his first marriage: Melissa, Robin, Richard, and Christopher. His third wife was Robin Krause. He died in 1991; services were held at Hillside Memorial Park. Robert Kaufman Robert Kaufman (March 22, 1931 – November 21, 1991) was an American screenwriter, film producer and television writer