[1] Trumbo graduated from Franklin High School in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
In 1974, he was the co-creator with Michael Butler of the short-lived ABC police drama Nakia, and he also wrote for the series.
[2] The play, which focuses on Dalton Trumbo's blacklist experience through his personal letters, was adapted as an off-Broadway production directed by Peter Askin.
[1] Lane departed the production and several well-known actors took on the role of Dalton Trumbo, including Chris Cooper, Gore Vidal, Richard Dreyfuss, F. Murray Abraham, Bill Irwin and Brian Dennehy.
[1] The film combined documentary footage with performances by Nathan Lane, Brian Dennehy, Liam Neeson, Donald Sutherland and Paul Giamatti.
[2] Before he died, he requested that his father receive full credit for his work on Roman Holiday, which won an Oscar.