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Christopher Trumbo. Christopher Trumbo (September 25, 1940 – January 8, 2011) was an American television writer, screenwriter and playwright. Trumbo was considered an expert on the McCarthy-era Hollywood blacklist. [1] His father, screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, was blacklisted by Hollywood for nearly a decade for refusing to testify to Congress ...
Jan 12, 2011 · Christopher Trumbo, the son of Dalton Trumbo, wrote television episodes for series such as 'Ironside,' 'Quincy, M.E.,' and 'Falcon Crest.' He was an expert on the blacklist and wrote a play ...
Jan 12, 2011 · Christopher Trumbo, the screen and television writer son of Oscar-winning screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted and imprisoned during the Red Scare as a member of the Hollywood 10, has died.
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Christopher Trumbo. Writer: The Don Is Dead. Christopher Trumbo was born on 25 September 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer and assistant director, known for The Don Is Dead (1973), Brannigan (1975) and Johnny Got His Gun (1971).
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Christopher Trumbo, born in Los Angeles in 1940, observed Dalton Trumbo’s blacklist experiences as a child—in their home and visiting him in jail—and explored them through conversations and correspondence until his father’s death in 1976.
Christopher Trumbo was a generous, loving man who had a dry wit and an extraordinary command of the English language. His decision to become a writer was a bow to the inevitable and an embrace of the familiar. He lived a life of integrity and bravery. At the time of his death, Trumbo was writing a memoir and history of the Hollywood blacklist.
Jan 12, 2011 · Christopher Trumbo was an expert on the 1940s House Un-American Activities Committee investigation into alleged communist infiltration of Hollywood. He wrote the play, "Trumbo: Red, White ...