![]() In 1938, he published one of the most famous anti-war novels ever written, Johnny Got His Gun. Before Trumbo appeared before the committee and invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination and protested the bullying technique of the committee, he had been a successful screenwriter in Hollywood, though his greatest screenplays would come later. Among them was Dalton Trumbo, easily the biggest name and arguably the greatest talent among the ten. ![]() ![]() When the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) turned its attention to Hollywood in the late 40s (to generate lots of publicity and boost their own popularity in America’s Heartland by going after an easy target-Hollywood leftists-let me be clear, the left in Hollywood was never any threat to America the greater threat was intimidation of those exercising their right to free speech and association), there were 10 men, popularly known as the Hollywood Ten, who boldly stood on their constitutional rights and refused to play the committee’s game. ![]() ![]() Before going any further, I must confess that Dalton Trumbo is one of my heroes. ![]()
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