Dalton Trumbo
James Dalton Trumbo was an American screenwriter who scripted many award-winning films, including Roman Holiday (1953), Exodus, Spartacus, and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). 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 alleged Communist influences in the motion picture industry.
9 December 1905
Born on the same birth day (9 December): Alexandros Papagos • Berton Churchill • Billy Bremner • Bruno Ruffo • Bárbara Padilla • Emmett Kelly • Francisco S. Carvajal • Jaak Jõerüüt • Joaquín Turina • Joe McGinniss • Jolene Purdy • Judi Dench • Morton Downey Jr. • Ryder Hesjedal • Sylvia (singer)
Born in the same month (December 1905): Alex Wilson (Canadian sprinter) • Ann Barzel • Anthony Powell • Daniil Kharms • Gerard Kuiper • Gilbert Roland • Giovanni Lurani • Helen Dodson Prince • Käte Fenchel • Pierre Levegh • Robert Henriques • Ruben Nirvi • William Loeb III