Trumbo
Americannoun
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“Spartacus” screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, blacklisted during the Red Scare, may have identified with the shrewd Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt against the crushing overlords of the Roman Republic.
From Los Angeles Times
When asked about his time during the Red Scare, Trumbo recounted that regardless of what we endure, we still have to have a happy life.
From Salon
Studios refused to hire writers named as Communists or fellow travelers, and formerly successful writers such as Dalton Trumbo and Ring Lardner Jr. were drummed out or relegated to writing under fake names.
From Los Angeles Times
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
Trumbo, who wrote the scripts for “Exodus” and “Spartacus,” among others, also directed it.
From Los Angeles Times
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