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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

In June 2015, he was traded to the Diamondbacks along with catcher Welington Castillo and minor leaguers Gabriel Guerrero and Jack Reinheimer in exchange for outfielder Mark Trumbo and left-handed pitcher Vidal Nuño.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023

Trumbo, who wrote the scripts for “Exodus” and “Spartacus,” among others, also directed it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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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