Mister Magoo Creator Dies

Millard Kaufman, who created the Mister Magoo cartoon character, passed away a few days ago. Kaufman, who grew up in Baltimore and graduated from Hopkins, also wrote the screenplay for Bad Day at Black Rock, which earned him an Oscar nomination in 1955. McSweeney's published Kaufman's debut novel, Bowl of Cherries, in 2007. At the time, he was 90 years old.