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Dalton Trumbo
Born: 9th Dec 1905 Montrose, Colorado, USA - Died 10th Sep 1976
Dept: Writing
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 8
Film: 8 (100%)
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Filmography
2021
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2015
A look at the War on Terror and the threat it's causing to our civil liberties and political discourse. Academy Award nominee James Cromwell presents ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2006
The story behind the novel and the film Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. ... view
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Himself
Original title: Buñuel en Hollywood
2000
This documentary traces the relationship of Buñuel with American culture and Hollywood. The program proposes a chronological journey through the Arag ... view
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Self (archive footage)
1973
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his esca ... view
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Commandant (uncredited)
1971
A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point. ... view
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Orator
1951
Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who st ... view
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John Gilvray's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
1950
A brief look at The Hollywood Ten, a group of screenwriters and directors charged with contempt of court after challenging the House Un-American Activ ... view
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Self