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- Millard Kaufman was born on March 12, 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Gun Crazy (1950) and Take the High Ground! (1953). He was married to Lorraine Paley. He died on March 14, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseLorraine Paley(January 23, 1943 - March 14, 2009) (his death, 3 children)
- Co-created Mister Magoo (1960).
- Began writing his first novel at age 86. The book, "A Bowl of Cherries," was published in October 2007.
- Early in his Hollywood career, he fronted for blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo on the 1950 film-noir crime classic Gun Crazy (1950). In 1992 Kaufman officially requested that the Writers Guild of America West take his name off the credits and replace it with Trumbo's name. "Any time I had speaking engagements where they included that film in my credits, I always set the record straight anyway," he said.
- Studied at John Hopkins University, supplementing his income by volunteering as a guinea pig for medical tests on cobra venom. After his graduation, he worked as a copy boy at the New York Daily News, then as a reporter for Newsday.
- Enlisted in the US Marines at the outbreak of World War II, and participated in the Guadalcanal campaign and the landings at Guam and Okinawa. He was awarded a Bronze Star for bravery under fire.
- Acting? Now that is a miserable profession. An awful life. Even the best of them, they sit around most of the year, not working, not doing anything. Marlon Brando once told me acting is not a job for a grown man. Even the successful ones. Like Humphrey Bogart. Who was a drinker. Very bright. A wonderful chess player. But most of the year he had nothing to do, so he drank. He was a helluva decent man.
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