Dalton Trumbo

James Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter and novelist.

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 
Trumbo 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.

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.

Actor Bryan Cranston plays Trumbo in the 2015 biopic Trumbo directed by Jay Roach.

 Death 
Trumbo died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California on September 10, 1976 at the age of 70.

References

Other websites


 Dalton Trumbo at Library of Congress Authorities — with 20 catalog records
 Dalton Trumbo Papers at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. 

Category:Academy Award winning writers
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Category:1976 deaths
Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction
Category:American screenwriters
Category:American communists
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