Larry Ceplair and Christopher Trumbo
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780813146805
- eISBN:
- 9780813154770
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813146805.003.0027
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
With difficulty, Cleo Trumbo finally resolved the financial mess her husband had left behind. The family also struggled to ensure that Trumbo received screen credit for Roman Holiday and that Kirk ...
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With difficulty, Cleo Trumbo finally resolved the financial mess her husband had left behind. The family also struggled to ensure that Trumbo received screen credit for Roman Holiday and that Kirk Douglas did not get exclusive credit for “breaking the blacklist.” The Trumbos were gratified when a free-speech fountain at the University of Colorado was dedicated to Trumbo and when the citizens of Grand Junction embraced him and Eclipse. The “Dalton Gang” sponsored a sculpture of him—writing in his bathtub—that sits on Main Street in Grand Junction. A special Writers Guild committee restored many of his black-market credits.Less
With difficulty, Cleo Trumbo finally resolved the financial mess her husband had left behind. The family also struggled to ensure that Trumbo received screen credit for Roman Holiday and that Kirk Douglas did not get exclusive credit for “breaking the blacklist.” The Trumbos were gratified when a free-speech fountain at the University of Colorado was dedicated to Trumbo and when the citizens of Grand Junction embraced him and Eclipse. The “Dalton Gang” sponsored a sculpture of him—writing in his bathtub—that sits on Main Street in Grand Junction. A special Writers Guild committee restored many of his black-market credits.
Larry Ceplair and Christopher Trumbo
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780813146805
- eISBN:
- 9780813154770
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813146805.003.0004
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
1938 was Trumbo’s annus mirabilis. He wrote his first memorable film and his greatest novel, and he married his true love. A Man to Remember was one of the few B films to earn excellent reviews and ...
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1938 was Trumbo’s annus mirabilis. He wrote his first memorable film and his greatest novel, and he married his true love. A Man to Remember was one of the few B films to earn excellent reviews and return A-level profits. Johnny Got His Gun won a National Book Award, and it became the Bible for generations of antiwar partisans. Cleo Fincher became his emotional anchor, steadying him for the successes he earned. Trumbo also became active in the antiwar movement.Less
1938 was Trumbo’s annus mirabilis. He wrote his first memorable film and his greatest novel, and he married his true love. A Man to Remember was one of the few B films to earn excellent reviews and return A-level profits. Johnny Got His Gun won a National Book Award, and it became the Bible for generations of antiwar partisans. Cleo Fincher became his emotional anchor, steadying him for the successes he earned. Trumbo also became active in the antiwar movement.
Larry Ceplair and Christopher Trumbo
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780813146805
- eISBN:
- 9780813154770
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813146805.003.0012
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
In June 1950 Trumbo traveled east to surrender to federal authorities. He and John Howard Lawson were incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institute in Ashland, Kentucky. Clearly angry and ...
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In June 1950 Trumbo traveled east to surrender to federal authorities. He and John Howard Lawson were incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institute in Ashland, Kentucky. Clearly angry and dispirited by the experience, Trumbo failed to complete his “big” historical novel. Money worries weighed heavily on him, and after his release, he resumed his black-market work and decided to move to Mexico.Less
In June 1950 Trumbo traveled east to surrender to federal authorities. He and John Howard Lawson were incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institute in Ashland, Kentucky. Clearly angry and dispirited by the experience, Trumbo failed to complete his “big” historical novel. Money worries weighed heavily on him, and after his release, he resumed his black-market work and decided to move to Mexico.
