Stephen Bosustow

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Stephen Bosustow (1911 - 1981) was an American film producer from 1944 until his retirement in 1959. He was one of the founders of United Productions of America and produced nearly 100 cartoon and live action shorts. He is chiefly remembered for producing a string of Mr. Magoo cartoons in the mid-1950s, two of which earned Academy Awards. He is the only film producer in history that received all the nominations in one category (1956)- guaranteeing him the Oscar. In 1968 he partnered with his son Nick Bosustow and formed Stephen Bosustow Production and produced films for Theaters in which Nick Bosustow produced the Oscar winner Is it Always Right to be Right(1971) and Academy Award Nominated animated film (1974) for Legend of John Henry.... as well as Sesame Street, CBS TV Afrter School Specials. In 1963 Bosustow Entertainment was established and Nick Bosustow produced the Emmy award winner for CBS TV The Wrong Way kid – starring Dick Van Dyke.

[edit] Personal Life

Bosustow has two sons. Nick, who he formed a production company with, is now a recruiter for Peace Corps after serving as a volunteer in Guatemala and Suriname.

Bosustow's other son, Tee, has been working on a documentary focusing on his late father's animation studio, titled “UPA: Mavericks, Magic & Magoo”. He documents the film's progress at the UPA Pix site.Tee also runs the podcast site, Toon in Animation! with interviews extracted from the documentary feature, featuring animation artists who either worked at UPA, or current artists who were inspired by UPA cartoons.