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You have given us so much more happiness than discontent

A loving letter of fatherly advice

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Shaun Usher
Jan 10, 2025
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Dalton Trumbo in 1971 (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Dalton Trumbo was one of Hollywood’s most brilliant and defiant screenwriters. Best known for Spartacus, Roman Holiday, and The Brave One, his career was abruptly halted when he was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Convicted o…

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