Trumbo
Americannoun
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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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