Millard Kaufman

Millard Kaufman (born March 12, 1917 in Baltimore , Maryland , † March 14, 2009 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter .

Life

Kaufman moved to his studies at the Johns Hopkins University to New York City . With the outbreak of World War II , he joined the United States Marine Corps and took part in the battle for Okinawa. During this time he became infected with malaria . After the war he moved to California with his wife and began writing screenplays. In 1949 he wrote the screenplay for the cartoon Ragtime Bear , in which the character of Mister Magoo appeared for the first time; the following year a sequel followed with Punchy de Leon . During the McCarthy era he was front man for the black list set Dalton Trumbo and acted officially as co-author of the film noir Gun Crazy . Kaufman received his first Oscar nomination in 1954 for his screenplay for Jump, March, March! with Karl Malden and Richard Widmark in the leading roles. Two years later he was nominated again, this time for City in Fear, with Spencer Tracy in the lead role.

It was only at the age of 90 that Kaufman published his first novel in 2007; his second novel had not yet been published at the time of his death.

Filmography (selection)

• 1952: Aladdin and His Lamp
• 1953: Jump up, march, march! (Take the High Ground!)
• 1955: Stadt in Angst (Bad Day at Black Rock)
• 1957: The Land of the Rain Tree (Raintree County)
• 1959: When the blood boils, also: Barefoot into eternity (Never so Few)
• 1965: The Normans Come (The War Lord)
• 1974: Three Rascals in the Wild (Living Free)
• 1974: Cursed They All (The Klansman)
• 1978: One Day in Galilee (The Nativity)
• 1980: Enola Gay - Bomber of Death (Enola Gay)

Awards

• 1954: Oscar nomination for Jump, March, March!
• 1956: Oscar nomination for City in Fear

Novels

• 2007: Bowl of Cherries

Web links

• Millard Kaufman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Obituary in the New York Times