Dalton Trumbo

Dalton Trumbo had a screenwriting career that spanned five decades. He won Academy Awards for The Brave One and Roman Holiday. His novel Johnny Got His Gun won a National Book Award in 1939. Trumbo was one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of writers and directors who refused to testify to their political affiliations before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. Trumbo was born in Montrose, Colorado, on December 9,1905, and was raised in Grand Junction, Colorado. He died on September...See more

Dalton Trumbo had a screenwriting career that spanned five decades. He won Academy Awards for The Brave One and Roman Holiday. His novel Johnny Got His Gun won a National Book Award in 1939. Trumbo was one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of writers and directors who refused to testify to their political affiliations before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. Trumbo was born in Montrose, Colorado, on December 9,1905, and was raised in Grand Junction, Colorado. He died on September 10,1976, in California. With the generous permission of the Trumbo family, proceeds from this printing will benefit the Mesa County Public Library Foundation in Grand Junction, Colorado. See less