{"product_id":"dalton-trumbo-blacklisted-hollywood-radical-paperback","title":"Dalton Trumbo: Blacklisted Hollywood Radical - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Ceplair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Trumbo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976) is widely recognized for his work as a screenwriter, playwright, and author, but he is also remembered as one of the Hollywood Ten who opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee. Refusing to answer questions about his prior involvement with the Communist Party, Trumbo sacrificed a successful career in Hollywood to stand up for his rights and defend political freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDalton Trumbo\u003c\/i\u003e, authors Larry Ceplair and Christopher Trumbo present their extensive research on the famed writer, detailing his work, his membership in the Communist Party, his long campaign against censorship during the domestic cold war, his ten-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress, and his thirteen-year struggle to break the blacklist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blacklist ended for Trumbo in 1960, when he received screen credits for \u003ci\u003eExodus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/i\u003e. Just before his death, he received a long-delayed Academy Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Brave One\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 1993, he was posthumously given an Academy Award for \u003ci\u003eRoman Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e (1953). This comprehensive biography provides insights into the many notable people with whom Trumbo worked, including Stanley Kubrick, Otto Preminger, and Kirk Douglas, and offers a fascinating look at the life of one of Hollywood's most prominent screenwriters and his battle against persecution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLarry Ceplair\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Marxist and the Movies: A Biography of Paul Jarrico\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnti-Communism in Twentieth-Century America: A Critical History\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eChristopher Trumbo\u003c\/b\u003e (1940-2011), the son of Dalton and Cleo Trumbo, was a television writer, screenwriter, and author of the play \u003ci\u003eTrumbo: Red, White and Blacklisted\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 716\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.9 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989149237496,"sku":"9780813169736","price":46.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/ubrQ5KyHS9780813169736.webp?v=1783113455","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/dalton-trumbo-blacklisted-hollywood-radical-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}