Saturday, November 16, 2013

Famous Writers Arrested: Dalton Trumbo


Much like the Famous Writers Shirtless posts, here we'll occasionally dive into mugshots of the criminally-inclined writers who found themselves in the big house.

Mugshots? Yes, please.

Today:  Dalton Trumbo


When the United States entered its Cold War panic phase looking for Communist sympathizers, it put the squeeze on Dalton Trumbo.

In 1947, the novelist and Academy Award winner was called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities to testify if he knew any Communist Hollywood friends. When he refused to snitch, Trumbo was sent to the hoosegow for contempt of Congress. Uncle Sam doesn't like when you don't play nice.

He served 11 months in the slammer before being released.


No comments:

Post a Comment