Millard Kaufman Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
MILLARD KAUFMAN
Born: March 12, 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland
Died: March 14, 2009 in Los Angeles, California
Biography
Millard Kaufman (1917-2009), a screenwriter and co-creator of the nearsighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo. In fact, his first screenwriting credit was for the 1949 animated short Ragtime Bear, the first time audiences were introduced to Mr. Magoo. Kaufman has a total of 17 writing credits in film and TV as of this biography. He received Academy Award nominations for Take the High Ground(1953) and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). Kaufman published his first novel Bowl of Cherries in 2007, when he was 90 years old.
1976-Police-Story (Writer), 1975-Jackpot (Writer), 1959-Never-So-Few (Writer), 1950-Gun-Crazy (Writer), 1947-Expanding-World-Relationships (Writer), 1947-Expanding-World-Relationships (Director), 1974-Klansman (Writer), 1965-The-War-Lord (Writer), 1953-Take-the-High-Ground! (Writer), 1950-Punchy-de-Leon (Writer), 1978-The-Nativity (Writer), 1962-Convicts-4 (Writer), 1949-Ragtime-Bear (Writer), 1962-Convicts-4 (Director), 1962-Convicts-4 (Producer), 1980-Enola-Gay:-The-Men,-the-Mission,-the-Atomic-Bomb (Writer), 1972-Living-Free (Writer), 1957-Raintree-County (Writer), 1955-Bad-Day-at-Black-Rock (Writer), 1952-Aladdin-and-His-Lamp (Writer), 1951-Unknown-World (Writer), 1957-Raintree-County (Producer)
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MILLARD KAUFMAN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/26/1982 - HFSID 227235Oscar-nominated screenwriter Millard Kaufman wrote this letter to a fan in 1992 about how he developed the nearsighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo. He writes that Mr. Magoo was based on his uncle - who had perfect vision!Price: $650.00
