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The writer was originally credited as Robert Rich, a [[pseudonym]] used by [[Dalton Trumbo]]. Trumbo, who was not presented with the Academy Award until 1975, was [[blacklist]]ed as one of the [[Hollywood Ten]] in 1947 for being a member of the [[Communist Party USA|American Communist Party]]. |
The writer was originally credited as Robert Rich, a [[pseudonym]] used by [[Dalton Trumbo]]. Trumbo, who was not presented with the Academy Award until 1975, was [[blacklist]]ed as one of the [[Hollywood Ten]] in 1947 for being a member of the [[Communist Party USA|American Communist Party]]. |
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“The Brave One” was Juan Duval’s story, not Dalton Trumbo’s story. |
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Since the McCarthy era and the blacklisting of many talented artists in the film industry, the Academy looked for a way to right the wrongs of that regretful time, and because no one showed to picked-up the Oscar for Best Original Story awarded The Brave One, it was a convenient way to award an Oscar to Dalton Trumbo for his work before his death. It’s my opinion that the Brave One is the least of Mr. Dalton’s great screenplays. |
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The Academy is not to blame here, it was the King Bros, the producers of The Brave One who misrepresented the true authorship of The Brave One’s story, and they were able to do this because my father was ill with cancer and passed away before filming. And 20 years later the Academy, with pressure to right wrongs, it was convenient for the Academy to award an Oscar that no one picked-up at the Academy Awards Ceremony in 1957. |
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Not to take anything away from Dalton Trumbo, he was a great screen writer and story teller, but “the Brave One” was not his story, it was my father’s story and my father should be recognized for his work, just as Mr. Trumbo should be recognized for his work as screen writer. |
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My father Juan (Bellavista Xicart) Duval is listed on the IMDb site for the least of his work during his life time; he was a poet, flamenco dancer, choreographer, composer, writer and director of stage and film. |
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Juan Duval was born in Barcelona in 1897 and after his studies at the Monastery College of Montserrat and wandering in the Andalucía mountains with Gypsies, he left for Paris where he became a renowned dancer of the Apache style, and poet and playwright. |
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During WWI Juan Duval was conscripted into the French Foreign Legion and sent to Tunis and later fought with the French Army until gassed in the trenches at Verdun. He then fought with the American Army in France and Germany, until the end of the war. |
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Juan Duval was choreographer with the Metropolitan Opera House from 1919 to 1921 and continued choreographing for stage and films. |
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Federico Garcia Lorca wrote, “Juan Duval, one of the greatest poets of twentieth century Spain”. And according to Lorca, Juan Duval was “highly praised by Vicente Blasco Ibanes, Antonio Machado, Manuel de Falla, Antonio Triana, Francisco Avellan, one of the greatest composers” and a “gran amigo” of famous bullfighter B. Ordones. |
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Juan Duval (director) and Francisco Avellan (composer) toured Spain, South America and Cuba from 1934 to 1936 with their collaborative musical drama “Gypsy Shadows”. |
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During the Spanish Civil War my father ran arms and ammunition to fight Franco. |
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In WWII he again fought with the French against Germany until the French surrendered and then he joined the US Army Air Force in North Africa released in 1943 for medical reasons. |
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Juan Duval was technical advisor to Charles Vidor for the bullfight scenes in “The Loves of Carmen” in 1948, the year I was born. He was sick with cancer when the King Bros took his story “the Brave One”. My father passed away before the film was released and I continue to search for the litigation settlement in the Los Angeles Hall of Records between my father’s wife and the King Bros in order to prove that it was my father's original story and not Dalton Trumbo's story, Mr. Trumbo wrote the screen play. |
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One more note, my was father was vacationing in Biarritz with Lorca in July 1936 when they both learned of Franco’s revolution. My father attempted to talk Lorca out of re-entering Spain and in 1937 my father authored and published an article in which he named Lorca’s killer and why Lorca was murdered. |
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Revision as of 16:20, 30 September 2010
| The Brave One | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Irving Rapper |
| Written by | Dalton Trumbo Harry S. Franklin Merrill G. White |
| Produced by | Frank King |
| Starring | Michel Ray Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. Elsa Cárdenas Carlos Navarro Joi Lansing |
| Cinematography | Jack Cardiff |
| Edited by | Merrill G. White |
| Music by | Victor Young |
Release date | October 26, 1956 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Brave One is a 1956 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Michel Ray, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., and Elsa Cárdenas. The Brave One won the 1957 Academy Award for Best Story, and was nominated for Best Film Editing and Best Sound.
The writer was originally credited as Robert Rich, a pseudonym used by Dalton Trumbo. Trumbo, who was not presented with the Academy Award until 1975, was blacklisted as one of the Hollywood Ten in 1947 for being a member of the American Communist Party.
“The Brave One” was Juan Duval’s story, not Dalton Trumbo’s story. Since the McCarthy era and the blacklisting of many talented artists in the film industry, the Academy looked for a way to right the wrongs of that regretful time, and because no one showed to picked-up the Oscar for Best Original Story awarded The Brave One, it was a convenient way to award an Oscar to Dalton Trumbo for his work before his death. It’s my opinion that the Brave One is the least of Mr. Dalton’s great screenplays. The Academy is not to blame here, it was the King Bros, the producers of The Brave One who misrepresented the true authorship of The Brave One’s story, and they were able to do this because my father was ill with cancer and passed away before filming. And 20 years later the Academy, with pressure to right wrongs, it was convenient for the Academy to award an Oscar that no one picked-up at the Academy Awards Ceremony in 1957. Not to take anything away from Dalton Trumbo, he was a great screen writer and story teller, but “the Brave One” was not his story, it was my father’s story and my father should be recognized for his work, just as Mr. Trumbo should be recognized for his work as screen writer. My father Juan (Bellavista Xicart) Duval is listed on the IMDb site for the least of his work during his life time; he was a poet, flamenco dancer, choreographer, composer, writer and director of stage and film. Juan Duval was born in Barcelona in 1897 and after his studies at the Monastery College of Montserrat and wandering in the Andalucía mountains with Gypsies, he left for Paris where he became a renowned dancer of the Apache style, and poet and playwright. During WWI Juan Duval was conscripted into the French Foreign Legion and sent to Tunis and later fought with the French Army until gassed in the trenches at Verdun. He then fought with the American Army in France and Germany, until the end of the war. Juan Duval was choreographer with the Metropolitan Opera House from 1919 to 1921 and continued choreographing for stage and films. Federico Garcia Lorca wrote, “Juan Duval, one of the greatest poets of twentieth century Spain”. And according to Lorca, Juan Duval was “highly praised by Vicente Blasco Ibanes, Antonio Machado, Manuel de Falla, Antonio Triana, Francisco Avellan, one of the greatest composers” and a “gran amigo” of famous bullfighter B. Ordones. Juan Duval (director) and Francisco Avellan (composer) toured Spain, South America and Cuba from 1934 to 1936 with their collaborative musical drama “Gypsy Shadows”. During the Spanish Civil War my father ran arms and ammunition to fight Franco. In WWII he again fought with the French against Germany until the French surrendered and then he joined the US Army Air Force in North Africa released in 1943 for medical reasons. Juan Duval was technical advisor to Charles Vidor for the bullfight scenes in “The Loves of Carmen” in 1948, the year I was born. He was sick with cancer when the King Bros took his story “the Brave One”. My father passed away before the film was released and I continue to search for the litigation settlement in the Los Angeles Hall of Records between my father’s wife and the King Bros in order to prove that it was my father's original story and not Dalton Trumbo's story, Mr. Trumbo wrote the screen play. One more note, my was father was vacationing in Biarritz with Lorca in July 1936 when they both learned of Franco’s revolution. My father attempted to talk Lorca out of re-entering Spain and in 1937 my father authored and published an article in which he named Lorca’s killer and why Lorca was murdered.
Awards
- Academy Awards:
- Best Writing, Motion Picture Story (Dalton Trumbo)
- Best Film Editing (Merrill G. White)
- Best Sound - Recording (Buddy Myers)
- Golden Globe Awards:
- Best Film Promoting International Understanding
External links
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