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
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