Dalton Trumbo

Dalton Trumbo

ActorWriterDirectorCrew Dec 9 (died age 70) Montrose, Colorado, USA 1936–2021 (85 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

Dalton Trumbo was an American film and television screenwriter and novelist. He was one of the Hollywood Ten, the group of film professionals who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the American motion picture industry. While blacklisted and not permitted to work, he won two Academy Awards in the category "Best Writing" for "Roman Holiday", originally given to front writer Ian McLellan…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (67)

Movies (67)

Papillon

Papillon

2017

Original Film Writer

7.3
Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

2008

Writer

5.0
Always

Always

1989

Original Film Writer

6.2
Metallica - 2 of One

Metallica - 2 of One

1989

Director

7.0
Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday

1987

Original Film Writer

4.2
Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

1978

Writer

4.0
The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973

Additional Writing

7.0
Papillon

Papillon

1973

Screenplay

7.8
Executive Action

Executive Action

1973

Screenplay

6.4
FTA

FTA

1972

Writer

6.1
Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

1971

Director

7.5
Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

1971

Novel

7.5
Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

1971

Screenplay

7.5
The Horsemen

The Horsemen

1971

Screenplay

6.3
The Fixer

The Fixer

1968

Screenplay

6.0
Hawaii

Hawaii

1966

Screenplay

6.3
The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper

1965

Screenplay

6.3
Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave

1962

Screenplay

7.4
The Last Sunset

The Last Sunset

1961

Screenplay

6.8
Town Without Pity

Town Without Pity

1961

Writer

6.9
A Day of My Life

A Day of My Life

1961

Story

8.5
Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

Screenplay

7.5
Exodus

Exodus

1960

Screenplay

6.7
Career

Career

1959

Writer

6.5
Terror in a Texas Town

Terror in a Texas Town

1958

Screenplay

6.7
Cowboy

Cowboy

1958

Screenplay

6.3
The Brothers Rico

The Brothers Rico

1957

Screenplay

6.1
The Deerslayer

The Deerslayer

1957

Screenplay

6.0
The Green-Eyed Blonde

The Green-Eyed Blonde

1957

Writer

5.8
The Brave One

The Brave One

1956

Screenplay

5.6
The Brave One

The Brave One

1956

Story

5.6
Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday

1953

Screenplay

7.9
Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday

1953

Story

7.9
The Prowler

The Prowler

1951

Screenplay

6.8
He Ran All the Way

He Ran All the Way

1951

Screenplay

7.2
Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy

1950

Screenplay

7.4
Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

1950

Story

5.5
Jealousy

Jealousy

1945

Story

5.4
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

1945

Screenplay

7.0
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

Screenplay

6.6
A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

1944

Screenplay

6.7
Tender Comrade

Tender Comrade

1944

Writer

5.6
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942

Additional Writing

6.8
Somewhere I'll Find You

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

Writer

5.6
The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

Screenplay

6.8
Accent on Love

Accent on Love

1941

Story

6.0
You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

1941

Story

5.8
The Lone Wolf Strikes

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

Story

6.3
Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle

1940

Screenplay

6.5
Curtain Call

Curtain Call

1940

Screenplay

7.3
We Who Are Young

We Who Are Young

1940

Screenplay

5.8
Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

1940

Story

5.2
A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1940

Writer

7.0
The Kid from Kokomo

The Kid from Kokomo

1939

Story

6.0
Five Came Back

Five Came Back

1939

Screenplay

6.2
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939

Screenplay

6.3
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939

Story

6.3
Career

Career

1939

Writer

The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

1939

Screenplay

4.6
Sorority House

Sorority House

1939

Screenplay

6.8
A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember

1938

Screenplay

6.5
Fugitives for a Night

Fugitives for a Night

1938

Screenplay

6.0
Devil's Playground

Devil's Playground

1937

Writer

5.8
That Man's Here Again

That Man's Here Again

1937

Writer

5.0
Love Begins at Twenty

Love Begins at Twenty

1936

Screenplay

6.0
Road Gang

Road Gang

1936

Screenplay

6.5
Tugboat Princess

Tugboat Princess

1936

Story