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Blacklisted: A Biography of Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo was the highest paid screenwriter in Hollywood when he was investigated as a Communist during America's Red Scare of the 1940s. He was ultimately sent to jail and placed on an industry blacklist that would make him unhirable.
His exile lasted 13 years during which time he was forced to write screenplays under assumed names. While on the Hollywood blacklist Trumbo's writing won two Academy Awards, Oscars the public would never know about.
This book tells the incredible, and often forgotten, life of Dalton Trumbo.
His exile lasted 13 years during which time he was forced to write screenplays under assumed names. While on the Hollywood blacklist Trumbo's writing won two Academy Awards, Oscars the public would never know about.
This book tells the incredible, and often forgotten, life of Dalton Trumbo.
88 pages, Paperback
First published June 14, 2014
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June 22, 2019
A nice short caption of the fascinating career of Dalton Trumbo
September 8, 2025
The last chapter has some serious errors. Overall, it's a good survey of the life of a major Hollywood script writer.
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