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
Andy Kaufman its name from Kaufman's "Taxi" character. According to executive producer Bill Oakley, the 1996 "The Simpsons" episode "Bart the Fink", in which Krusty the Clown fakes his death, was partially inspired by the rumors of Kaufman's faked death. Al Jean, co-creator of the animated series "The Critic", has stated that the first season drawing of Jon Lovitz's character Jay Sherman was loosely based on Kaufman. For the 2015 Andy Kaufman Award show, Two Boots Pizza created a special Andy Kaufman pie. As of 2018, they still feature a Tony Clifton pie on their menu. In 2015, a bottled fragrance called