America's Cowboy Days Are Over - Kirk Douglas

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3. Mr. Douglas fought against the Hollywood Blacklist

Kirk Douglas also played an important role in breaking the Hollywood blacklist by making sure that Dalton Trumbo's name was mentioned in the opening and ending credits of "Spartacus" (1960) for the outstanding screenplay he did for the film.


Dalton Trumbo wrote one of the finest anti-war novels: "Johnny Got His Gun".

“It will be you—-you who urge us on to battle you who incite us against ourselves you who would have one cobbler kill another cobbler you who would have one man who works kill another man who works you who would have one human being who wants only to live kill another human being who wants only to live. Remember this. Remember this well you people who plan for war. Remember this you patriots you fierce ones you spawners of hate you inventors of slogans. Remember this as you have never remembered anything else in your lives.”
― Dalton Trumbo, Johnny Got His Gun