Writer

Dalton Trumbo

1905 – 1976

Active years (films on this site)

1943–1973

Genres

DramaRomanceBiographyFantasyComedy

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Victor Fleming1 filmWilliam Wyler1 filmStanley Kubrick1 filmFranklin J. Schaffner1 film

Biography

James Dalton Trumbo was an American screenwriter who scripted many award-winning films, including Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), Roman Holiday (1953), Spartacus (1960), and Exodus (1960). 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.

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Story 1954
• Academy Award for Best Story 1957
• Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix 1971

National / local

• National Book Award 1939
• Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement 1970

4 films on this site

1. A Guy Named Joe 1943 · Victor Fleming · IMDb 6.9 · Writer
2. Roman Holiday 1953 · William Wyler · IMDb 8.0 · Writer
3. Spartacus 1960 · Stanley Kubrick · IMDb 7.9 · Writer
4. Papillon 1973 · Franklin J. Schaffner · IMDb 8.0 · Writer