Millard Kaufman 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 the creators of Mr. Magoo. Kaufman was born and raised in Baltimore and graduated from the Baltimore City College (high school). He eventually graduated from Johns Hopkins University after work as a merchant seaman. After that, he moved to New York City, taking a job as copyboy for the "New York Daily News". At some point, he married Lorraine Paisley. He enlisted in the Marines in 1942,
Millard Lampell other of his screenplays were "Blind Date" (1959) and "The Idol" (1966). Notable television plays included "The Adams Chronicles" and the mini-series "Rich Man, Poor Man" (both 1976). In 1966, he was awarded an Emmy for his teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame drama "Eagle in a Cage". He also wrote novels, and the play "The Wall" which was produced on Broadway. Lampell died of lung cancer in 1997 at the age of 78. Millard Lampell Millard Lampell (January 23, 1919 – October 3, 1997) was an American movie and television screenwriter who first became publicly known as a