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Trumbo

American  
[truhm-boh] / ˈtrʌm boʊ /

noun

  1. Dalton, 1905–76, U.S. novelist and screenwriter.


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On the night of the election, I was with a veteran activist who told me a story about Dalton Trumbo, the blacklisted writer.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2025

"Previous observations from the Hubble Space Telescope show evidence for ocean-derived salt in Tara Regio," explained Trumbo.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2023

Trumbo’s daughter, Mitzi Trumbo, personally lent some of the objects, including two typewriter ribbon tins that Trumbo used when he was incarcerated to hold his personal belongings.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2023

Trumbo won two screenwriting Oscars under fictitious names for “Roman Holiday” in 1954 and “The Brave One” in 1957.

From Washington Post Jul. 22, 2022

William Trumbo, kin of John Martin’s wife who was Lucy Trumbo, made a remark to a man by the name of Price.

From Blue Ridge Country by Erskine Caldwell

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