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.
Trumbo at the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings in 1947
Trumbo mugshot, Ashland penitentiary
Roman Holiday is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a princess out to see Rome on her own and Gregory Peck as a reporter. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance; the story and costume design also won.
Theatrical release poster
Joe and Ann careen through Rome on a Vespa scooter
Ann and Joe meet on the Spanish Steps in the Piazza di Spagna
Image: Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday trailer cropped