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Dalton Trumbo

Dec 09, 1905 - Sep 10, 1976 (70 years old) in Montrose, Colorado, USA

Dalton Trumbo was an American film and television screenwriter and novelist. He was one of the Hollywood Ten, the group of film professionals who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the American motion picture industry. While blacklisted and not permitted to work, he won two Academy Awards in the category "Best Writing" for "Roman Holiday", originally given to front writer Ian McLellan Hunter, and for "The Brave One", awarded to Robert Rich, one of Trumbo's pseudonyms.

Known For

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Papillon
Commandant (uncredited)
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The Prowler
John Gilvray's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
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Trumbo
Himself (archive footage)
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Buñuel in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
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Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood
Himself
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Johnny Got His Gun
Orator
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The Hollywood Ten
Self
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The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
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Imminent Threat
Self (archive footage)

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