Papers, 1934-1976.

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Papers, 1934-1976.

Collection consists of materials related to Trumbo's career as a screen writer and novelist. Titles include: Hawaii, Johnny got his gun, Papillon, The fixer, The sandpiper, and other less publicized works. The majority of material in the collection includes scripts, correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, and notes.

235 boxes (117.5 linear ft.)4 oversize boxes.4 oversize folders.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7412248

University of California, Los Angeles

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Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976

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James Dalton Trumbo was born Dec. 9, 1905, in Montrose, CO; attended Univ. of Colorado, UCLA, and USC; worked as a newpaper reporter and editor; started screenwriting in 1935; became one of the Hollywood Ten and was blacklisted by the motion picture industry (1947); served a 10-month jail sentence for contempt of Congress when he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) for his alleged membership in the Communist Party; while serving his sentence at the Federal...