Millard Kaufman, 92, a Creator of Mr. Magoo, Dies

Los Angeles Times ^ | WILLIAM GRIMES

[Dubya]

He enlisted in the Marines in 1942 and fought at Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal and Okinawa, earning a Bronze Star for bravery. While in uniform, he married Lorraine Paley, who survives him, as do their daughters, Mary Kaufman Carde of Los Angeles and Amy Kaufman Burk of Mill Valley, Calif.; their son, Frederick, of Manhattan; and seven grandchildren.

[Dubya]

Soldier rest, Gently pressed,
To the calm, Mother Earth's
Waiting breast;
Duty done, Like the sun:
Going West.

SEMPER FI MARINE, GOD BLESS YOU

[lakertaker]

Whose Mr. Magoo?

[Bahbah]

Mr. Magoo was one of the funniest, most enjoyable toons ever.

[FrdmLvr]

It was one of the funniest cartoons ever.

[freedumb2003]

Whose Mr. Magoo?

I assume you mean "who's."

Mr. Magoo was a beloved nearsighted curmudgeon cartoon who refused to acknowledge his sight problem and, as a result, had all kids of strange adventures.

He also starred in arguably the best version of A Christmas Carol since Alistair Sim.

[jmcenanly]

Quincy Magoo (or simply Mr. Magoo) is a cartoon character created at the UPA animation studio in 1949. Voiced by Jim Backus (also famed in popular culture for his role as Thurston Howell III in the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island), Quincy Magoo is a wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of sticky situations as a result of his nearsightedness, or myopia, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem. Affected people (or animals) consequently tend to think that he is a lunatic, rather than just being nearsighted. In later cartoons he is also an actor, and generally a competent one except for his visual impairment.

[HokieMom]

Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol on You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7qOFB4IXA8

[latina4dubya]

Mr. Magoo was one of the funniest, most enjoyable toons ever.

yes--and the voice of Jim Backus was perfect for Mr. Magoo... just today i ordered Tennessee Tuxedo, Mr. Peabody and Sherman and Rocky and Bullwinkle dvds for my boys... i will have to look into Mr. Magoo...

[magooey]

Major, major sobs. :(

[Batman11]

I loved Mr. Magoo as a kid, especially his Chinese house boy Cholley! “Ok Bloss”!

[vamoose]

[Batman11]

Rest in peace Mr. Kaufman. Thank you for your service to our country.

[Canedawg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plyWxrHLE14&feature=related

[capt. norm]

He looked like this:

But his voice was done by:

Jim Backus...if you're into vintage TV, he was the judge/husband on "I Married Joan" in the 50's and later on "Gilligan's Island".

[21twelve]

On a “Monk” tv episode they talked about Mr. Magoo. My kids were asking about him so I searched youtube. Lots of fun stuff - even my kids enjoyed it. Some of the old stuff they find boring - but not Mr. Magoo. (They also love the old silent movies!)

[Tanniker Smith]

Whose Mr. Magoo?

Wow, you get "newbie" a whole different spin.
Poor young'un. You missed the good life before politically correct and educational cartoons, and before Jim Bacchus played Thurston Howell III on "Gilligan's Island".





... if you just said, "Who? Who? and What?" -- get away from me.

;-)

[unkus]

Sorry magooey. Mr Magoo was one of the best.

[Canedawg]

Yep, backus.

In the toon I linked in #13, i think the salemens’ voices were done by Mel blanc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGO0n5ui2xU

[Cyber Ninja]

Oh, Magoo, you've done it again.

RIP boss.

[Uncle Meat]

Didn’t he want to go bowling and ended up in a bottle factory by mistake?