Dalton Trumbo
James Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter and novelist.
Dalton Trumbo | |
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 Trumbo at House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, 1947 | |
| Born | James Dalton Trumbo December 9, 1905 Montrose, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 1976 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Pen name | Robert Rich |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, Writer |
| Spouse | Cleo Beth Fincher (1938–1976; his death) |
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Trumbo was one of the Hollywood Ten, he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the motion picture industry.
Career
changeTrumbo won two Academy Awards while blacklisted; one (for Roman Holiday) was originally given to a front writer, and one (for The Brave One) was awarded to "Robert Rich", Trumbo's pseudonym.[1][2]
On December 19, 2011, the Writers Guild of America announced that Trumbo was being given full credit for his work on the screenplay of the 1953 romantic comedy Roman Holiday, almost sixty years after the fact.[3][4]
Actor Bryan Cranston plays Trumbo in the 2015 biopic Trumbo directed by Jay Roach.
Death
changeTrumbo died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California on September 10, 1976 at the age of 70.
References
change- ↑ "AMPAS Press Release". Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "AMPAS Oscar Trivia". Archived from the original on 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
- ↑ Cheryl Devall, Paige Osburn (December 19, 2011). "Blacklisted writer gets credit restored after 60 years for Oscar-winning film". 89.3 KPCC. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ↑ Verrier, Richard (December 19, 2011). "Writers Guild restores screenplay credit to Trumbo for 'Roman Holiday'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
Other websites
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- Dalton Trumbo on IMDb
- Dalton Trumbo at Library of Congress Authorities — with 20 catalog records
- Dalton Trumbo Papers at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. Archived 2013-12-09 at Archive.today
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