Trumbo
A biography of the Oscar-winning screenwriter who broke the Hollywood blacklist - Now a major motion picture (film tie-in edition)
$48.30
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2015
Summary
NOMINATED FOR OSCAR, BAFTA AND GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS (BRYAN CRANSTON, BEST ACTOR)
Dalton Trumbo was the central figure of the infamous ‘Hollywood Ten,’ the screenwriters who, during the McCarthy era, were charged by the House Committee on Un-American Acitivities for their associations with the Communist Party. Due to their refusal to cooperate during the investigation, Trumbo and his fellow screenwriters were declared in contempt of Congress and were ultimately blacklis…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473624696 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147362469X |
| Author: | Bruce Cook |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Edition: | Film tie-in ed |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 30mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
What a relief… to read Bruce Cook’s Trumbo , a book of clarity, probing intelligence, and considerable grace . Trumbo was a true original. His life has the chronicler it merits.
What a relief… to read Bruce Cook’s Trumbo, a book of clarity, probing intelligence, and considerable grace. Trumbo was a true original. His life has the chronicler it merits. - Nat Hentoff
A gossipy, anecdotal narrative that is fascinating reading - Publishers WeeklyHe wrote a brilliant novel and a number of very good movies, and he demolished the Hollywood blacklist almost single-handed, but his greatest achievement was just being the incomparable Trumbo. Bruce Cook has captured the wit, intelligence, and unpredictability that made him one of the truly original people of our time - Ring Lardner Jr, two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter (WOMAN OF THE YEAR and MASH)As a study of life under the blacklist the book is superb… Essential reading for anyone interested in either the cinema or recent American history - Library JournalAbout The Author
Bruce Cook
Bruce Cook (1932-2003) was a veteran critic, journalist, and author who originally wrote this biography with Dalton Trumbo’s full cooperation in 1976.
In his lifetime, Cook wrote a total of 23 books, both fiction and nonfiction, including eleven mystery novels featuring the real-life historical figure of Sir John Fielding, magistrate of the Bow Street court during the latter half of the 18th century, and a crime fiction series featuring LA private detective Chico Cervantes. Cook’s last completed novel, Young Will: The Confessions of William Shakespeare, was published posthumously.
Born in Chicago, Bruce Cook lived in Los Angeles and Paris with his wife, the violinist Judith Aller.
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