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Auction History Result 7t0121 DALTON TRUMBO signed hardcover book 1970 a collection of his letters, Additional Dialogue! Date Sold 12/17/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Vintage Autographed Hardcover Book (measures 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" [17 x 24 cm]; 576 pages) (Learn More) Dalton Trumbo was an screenwriter, actor, and director from the 1930s to the 1970s. Of course, Trumbo is best known as one of the Hollywood Ten. He refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the motion picture industry, eventually spending 11 months in federal prison for contempt of Congress. He continued to work in Hollywood, however, and eventually was given public screen credit for both Exodus and Spartacus (the latter at the insistence of Kirk Douglas!). Some of his other movies include: Kitty Foyle (nominated for the Best Writing Academy Award for this film), Roman Holiday (winner of the Best Story Academy Award for this film; it was initially given to Ian McLellan Hunter, since he took story credit on behalf of Trumbo), and The Brave One (winner of the Best Writing Academy Award for this film; under the pseudonym 'Robert Rich'). Trumbo passed away in 1976 at the age of 70. Bryan Cranston portrayed him in the 2015 biographical film, Trumbo Important Added Info: Note that this book has been personally autographed (signed) by Dalton Trumbo on the second interior page! Note that this book (and 46 other autographed books we are currently auctioning in separate auctions) was consigned to us by a very longtime collector of rare and unusual inscribed books! Many of these, but not all, were bought from Other Times Books, which was a legendary bookstore on Pico Boulevard near the 20th Century-Fox Studios in Los Angeles, California. The store was opened in 1974 by Andy Dowdy, and our consignor was one of his very regular customers. He has held these books in his collection for nearly half a century, and we are now offering them here. This is a great opportunity to purchase extremely rare books autographed by top people in the movie business! Note that Mr. Dowdy told his customers that he personally authenticated the autographs he sold, but he did not issue certificates of authenticity, so this book doesn't come with one. While we believe the autograph on this book is surely authentic, please do any research you want prior to placing a bid on it. Also note that we have pictured the front cover, the title page, and the interior page that shows the publishing information, and one or more interior 2-page spreads. As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased (although we prefer they do any "authenticating" while the auction is "live" and before they place a bid) and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: very good. See our many images to get a good sense of the condition of the book. The dust jacket is in a protective sleeve. Learn More about condition grades 
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