Millard Kaufman (1917–2009)
Author of Bowl of Cherries
About the Author
Millard Kaufman was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1917. After graduating from Johns Hopkins University in 1939, he worked as a reporter for Newsday and New York's Daily News. He joined the Marines in 1942. After World War II ended, he moved to Los Angeles to begin his screenwriting career. He show more co-created the cartoon character Mr. Magoo and wrote the screenplay for two short films featuring him: Ragtime Bear (1949) and Punchy de Leon (1950). He was nominated twice for an Academy Award - in 1953 for Take the High Ground and in 1955 for Bad Day at Black Rock. His writing credits also include Never So Few, The Warlord, The Klansman, and Convicts 4. He wrote two novels during his lifetime: Bowl of Cherries (2007) and Misadventure (2009). He died of heart failure on March 14, 2009 at the age of 92. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Millard Kaufman
Associated Works
McSweeney's Issue 24 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern): Trouble/Come Back, Donald Barthelme (2007) — Contributor — 280 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1917-03-12
- Date of death
- 2009-03-14
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
New York, New York, USA - Education
- Johns Hopkins University
- Occupations
- screenwriter
- Organizations
- United States Marine Corps
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Statistics
- Works
- 5
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 410
- Popularity
- #59,368
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 11
- ISBNs
- 18
- Languages
- 1
2.5/4 (Okay).
This is remarkably similar to "They Live by Night," which was released the previous year (and which I coincidentally watched last month). This movie has a better story, following a traditional tragedy arc rather than They Live By Night's inescapable existential doom. And the action scenes here are handled better. But They Live By Night had a better cast; it had a love story and a sort of warmth that really made you care about the characters. This movie is stock Noir characters being horny and making bad decisions.
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