Robert Kaufman

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
03/22/1931
Birthplace:
New York, New York
Death Date:
11/21/1991
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biography
After a stint as a New York press agent and comedy writer for Dick Shawn and Mort Sahl, moved to Los Angeles where he joined Universal Pictures as a writer of TV comedies such as the Emmy-winning "The Bob Newhart Show" (for which as head writer he was also nominated for an Emmy), "McHale's Navy" and "I Dream of Jeannie". Kaufman also contributed to episodes of "Combat" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" before writing his first screenplay for the AIP film "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine" in 1965.

Specializing in film comedies, Kaufman was nominated for an Oscar for the story for "Divorce Continued

milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Connecticut
1952 
Worked as a freelance press agent in New York for Dick Shawn and Mort Sahl
 
Wrote comedy material for Dick Shawn, Red Buttons, Groucho Marx, Mort Sahl in New York
 
Formed Bobka Productions and served as president and CEO
 
Moved to Los Angeles; became a TV writer for Universal Pictures
Continued