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James Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter who scripted many award-winning films, including Roman Holiday (1953), Exodus, Spartacus (both 1960), and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944).
Dalton Trumbo. Writer: Roman Holiday. Dalton Trumbo, the Oscar-winning screenwriter, arguably the most talented, most famous of the blacklisted film professionals known to history as the Hollywood 10, was born in Montrose, Colorado to Orus Trumbo and his wife, the former Maud Tillery.
Apr 2, 2014 · Dalton Trumbo was an award-winning author and screenwriter who was blacklisted from the film industry from 1947 until the early 1960s due to his Communist ties.
May 24, 2024 · Dalton Trumbo, American screenwriter and novelist who was probably the most talented member of the Hollywood Ten, a group who refused to testify before the 1947 U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities about alleged communist involvement.
Jun 17, 2024 · He was a mainstream Hollywood screenwriter who was accused of spreading subversive ideas through his films, and imprisoned – yet Dalton Trumbo fought back, going on to win two Oscars.
Aug 20, 2018 · Dalton Trumbo (left) and fellow Hollywood Ten member John Howard Lawson just before their prison sentence begins in 1950. By. Heather Michon. Updated on August 20, 2018. “Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?”
Apr 21, 2021 · In the mid-20th century, Dalton Trumbo was shorthand for “Hollywood screenwriter.” As captured by Bryan Cranston’s starring role in Trumbo (2015), he was brilliant, witty and eccentric, famous...
