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[ Dalton Trumbo] always said he fought so many fights, all seemingly different, but all about the concepts of fairness and justice.

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Jay Roach
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: June 14
Cinematographer
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Film Producer
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Mathew Jay Roach
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