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Lamar Trotti Biography

Birth Name:Lamar Trotti

Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Honored postumously the Screen Laurel Award from the Writers Guild of America
  • Served as an editor for the student newspaper The Red and Black while attending the University of Georgia
  • Studied at the Henry W․ Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia
  • Worked as a reporter for the Atlanta Georgian and interviewed big names of the silent film era
  • Best known for his screenplay of the 1944 film "Wilson," for which he won an Academy Award for Best Writing Original Screenplay

Awards

  • 1940Oscar-Best Writing, Original Story: nominated
  • 1945Oscar-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: winner
  • 1949WGA Award (Screen)-Best Written American Musical: nominated
  • 1950WGA Award (Screen)-Best Written American Musical: nominated
  • 1950WGA Award (Screen)-Best Written American Western: winner
  • 1951WGA Award (Screen)-Best Written American Musical: nominated
  • 1953WGA Award (Screen)-Best Written American Musical: nominated
  • 1955Oscar-Best Writing, Motion Picture Story: nominated