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American Masters

Trumbo (#2205)

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee, was convicted for contempt, and spent 11 months in federal prison. He also lost all right to ply his craft, so he wrote 30 scripts under pseudonyms. [86 minutes] TV-PG Closed Captioning

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Series Description: AMERICAN MASTERS is an ongoing series of award-winning primetime specials examining the lives, works, and creative processes of our most outstanding cultural artists. Created in 1984 by Susan Lacy and produced by Thirteen/WNET for national public television, the series is both a celebration and an exploration of creativity in America. Consisting of more than 250 hours of programming to date, AMERICAN MASTERS is a growing film library documenting the role important individuals, groups, and movements have played in the formation of our cultural identity.

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