James Dalton Trumbo was an American screenwriter and novelist who scripted many award-winning films including Roman Holiday (1953), Exodus, Spartacus, and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). 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.
Dalton Trumbo
Active - 1936 - 2021 |
Birth - Dec 9, 1905 |
Death - Sep 10, 1976 |
Genres - Drama, Romance, Action-Adventure, Crime, Comedy
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Subgenres - Biographical Film, Film Noir, Romantic Comedy, Western Film, Epic Film
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Ben L. Perry, Jack Davis, James Dalton Trumbo, Robert Cole, Robert Rich-
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Biographical Film, Film Noir, Romantic Comedy, Western Film, Epic Film, Disaster Film, Historical Film, Trial Film, Gangster Film, Ghost Film, Heist Film, Legal Drama, Melodrama, Musical, Neo-Noir, Post-Apocalyptic Film, Prison Film, Psychological Thriller Film, Sword-And-Sandal Film, World War II Propaganda