Blacklisted

This book explores the remarkable life of Dalton Trumbo, once Hollywood's highest-paid screenwriter who faced persecution during America's Red Scare of the 1940s. Despite being blacklisted and unable to work under his own name for 13 years, Trumbo continued to write screenplays under assumed names, earning two Academy Awards that the public was unaware of. It offers a compelling look at his resilience and the challenges he faced during this turbulent period.