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
Early life
Trumbo was born on September 25, 1940, to Dalton and Cleo Trumbo, in
Trumbo graduated from
Career
Trumbo began working as a television and film screenwriter in 1967.
Trumbo wrote a play based on his father's blacklist-era letters, called Trumbo: Red, White and Blacklisted.[2] The play, which focuses on Dalton Trumbo's blacklist experience through his personal letters, was adapted as an off-Broadway production directed by Peter Askin.[1] Askin's Trumbo: Red, White and Blacklisted, which starred Nathan Lane as Dalton Trumbo and Gordon MacDonald as the narrator, opened at the Westside Theatre in New York City.[1] The production ran for approximately one year.[1] Lane departed the production and several well-known actors took on the role of Dalton Trumbo, including Chris Cooper, Gore Vidal, Richard Dreyfuss, F. Murray Abraham, Bill Irwin and Brian Dennehy.[1] Dennehy later starred in a national tour of the play.[1]
Christopher Trumbo and Peter Askins collaborated to create the film Trumbo (2007), which was also based on Dalton Trumbo's letters.[1] The film combined documentary footage with performances by Nathan Lane, Brian Dennehy, Liam Neeson, Donald Sutherland and Paul Giamatti.[1]
Trumbo was considered an expert on the Hollywood blacklist era. He was often cited in books and appeared in documentaries concerning the subject, including the seven-part Moguls and Movie Stars, which aired on Turner Classic Movies in 2010.[2] Trumbo was writing a history of the Hollywood blacklist at the time of his death in 2011.[2]
Death
Trumbo died of cancer in hospice care at his home in Ojai, California, on January 8, 2011, at the age of 70, the same age at which his father died.[1] He was survived by his wife, Nancy Escher; his sisters, Nikola Trumbo and Mitzi Trumbo.[2] Before he died, he requested that his father receive full credit for his work on Roman Holiday, which won an Oscar. On December 19, 2011, the Writers Guild credited Dalton Trumbo with the screenplay posthumously.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q McLellan, Dennis (2011-01-12). "Christopher Trumbo dies at 70; screen and TV writer whose father was blacklisted". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Local Screenwriter Dies". Ventura Breeze. 2011-01-20. Archived from the original on 2011-02-06. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ "ALUMNI NEWS". Columbia College Today. January 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ Cheryl Devall, Paige Osburn (December 19, 2011). "Blacklisted writer gets credit restored after 60 years for Oscar-winning film". 89.3 KPCC. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ^ Verrier, Richard (December 19, 2011). "Writers Guild restores screenplay credit to Trumbo for 'Roman Holiday'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
External links
- Christopher Trumbo at IMDb
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