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Dalton Trumbo
File:1947 Dalton Trumbo (cropped).jpg — Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0

Producer · Writer/Creator · Director · 1905–1976

Dalton Trumbothe real places of Roman Holiday.

Dalton Trumbo was an American screenwriter. Follow Dalton Trumbo through Roman Holiday and more credited Works, with the real places on one map.

  • 14Real places
  • 1World
  • 7Cities and regions
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Where it is now

14 placesyou can still find.

Numbered pins follow the story. A dashed ring is an approximate area, not an exact spot.

  1. The entrance gate of the Cinecittà studios

    The Tiber and beyond

    Cinecittà

    Via Tuscolana 1055

    Roman Holiday

    Dalton Trumbo, blacklisted, wrote the story without credit; the Writers Guild credited him in 1991, and his Oscar was restored in 1993.

    Cinecittà si Mostra, the studio’s visitor exhibition: check days, hours and prices on cinecitta.com before you go, or call 06 72293269.

    Site

    Photo: JRibaX, CC BY-SA 3.0

  2. The Spanish Steps rising to the twin towers of Trinità dei Monti

    The Spanish Steps

    The Spanish Steps

    Piazza di Spagna

    Roman Holiday

    Ann has her hair cut, then wanders the Spanish Steps with a gelato.

    Open to walk at any hour. Sitting, eating and drinking on the steps are banned.

    Site

    Photo: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0

  3. The church of Trinità dei Monti and the obelisk at the top of the Spanish Steps

    The Spanish Steps

    Piazza della Trinità dei Monti

    Top of the Spanish Steps

    Roman Holiday

    The Vespa ride begins here, with the obelisk and the entrance of the Hotel Hassler in shot.

    A public square at the top of the steps, open at all hours.

    Site

    Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0

  4. The Trevi Fountain from the front with visitors around the basin

    Trevi and the Quirinal

    The Trevi Fountain

    Piazza di Trevi

    Roman Holiday

    Regione Lazio places Ann’s haircut scene at the Trevi Fountain.

    Basin area Tuesday–Thursday and weekends 9am–10pm, Monday and Friday from 11.30am; last entry 9pm. €2, card only on site, no booking.

    Site

    Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0

  5. A long gilded hall lined with paintings, statues and chandeliers

    Trevi and the Quirinal

    Galleria Colonna

    Palazzo Colonna, Via della Pilotta 17

    Roman Holiday

    The last scene, the princess facing the foreign press, was filmed in the palace’s 76-metre Great Hall.

    Saturdays 9.15am–1.15pm (last entry), from Via della Pilotta 17: €15 short tour, €25 complete. Fridays by guided tour only, booked ahead, €35.

    Building

    Photo: Rijksmuseum (unknown photographer), CC0

  6. The baroque front of Palazzo Barberini behind its garden

    Trevi and the Quirinal

    Palazzo Barberini

    Via delle Quattro Fontane 13

    Roman Holiday

    AFI’s records list Palazzo Barberini, with Palazzo Colonna, for the embassy scenes.

    A national gallery: Tuesday to Sunday 10am–7pm, closed Mondays.

    Building

    Photo: Fabior04, CC BY-SA 4.0

  7. 1953 · Rome

    Spanish Steps

    Piazza di Spagna, 00187 Roma RM

    Ann sits on the Spanish Steps, eats gelato and watches ordinary Roman life before Joe recognises her; the scene makes a grand staircase feel briefly private.

    Site

  8. 1953 · Rome

    Trevi Fountain

    Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Roma RM

    The Trevi district belongs to the wandering rhythm of Ann’s escape: fountains, barbers and narrow streets replace the protocol of the embassy.

    Site

  9. 1953 · Rome

    Mouth of Truth

    Piazza della Bocca della Verità 18, Roma

    At Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Joe’s trick at the Mouth of Truth produces Hepburn’s famously startled reaction and the route’s clearest test of trust.

    Site

  10. 1953 · Rome

    Pantheon

    Piazza della Rotonda, Roma

    The Pantheon and Piazza della Rotonda keep the pair inside the dense, lived centre rather than a sequence of isolated monuments.

    Site

  11. 1953 · Rome

    Piazza Venezia

    Piazza Venezia, Roma

    Piazza Venezia restores the scale and traffic of Rome as the holiday accelerates toward the press conference and farewell.

    Site

  12. Montrose

    1905 · Montrose

    Montrose

    Montrose

    Dalton Trumbo was born in Montrose. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Approximate area

    Photo: Felipecbg at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5

  13. University of Southern California

    University of Southern California

    University of Southern California

    University of Southern California

    Dalton Trumbo studied at University of Southern California, according to the biographical record.

    Site

    Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0

  14. University of Colorado Boulder

    University of Colorado Boulder

    University of Colorado Boulder

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Dalton Trumbo studied at University of Colorado Boulder, according to the biographical record.

    Site

    Photo: MECU ( MECU ≈ talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0

Their Worlds

Walk into the filmseach in its own world.

  • The round stone face of the Bocca della Verità against a brick wall

    · Director

    Roman Holiday

    Verità: put your hand in the Mouth of Truth and find what is still true in Rome.

    14 places in the World · 6 on this page

    Enter the World

The story

3 chaptersand the places they happened.

  1. 1905

    Where it began

    Dalton Trumbo was born in Montrose. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Dalton Trumbo studied at University of Southern California, according to the biographical record.

    Dalton Trumbo studied at University of Colorado Boulder, according to the biographical record.

    Sources for this chapter (1)

  2. Roman Holiday

    Dalton Trumbo, blacklisted, wrote the story without credit; the Writers Guild credited him in 1991, and his Oscar was restored in 1993.

    The Roman Holiday World maps 6 of its real places, from Cinecittà to Palazzo Barberini.

    · WorldRoman HolidayDirector · The Tiber and beyond
    Sources for this chapter (1)

  3. More places on the trail

    The rest of the map follows Dalton Trumbo through Rome: locations from the Works credited on this page.

    Sources for this chapter (1)

On screen and on record

The workwith the Worlds marked.

  1. Roman HolidayDirectorWorld

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People and citieson the same map.

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How the Worlds are linked (1)
  • Roman Holiday: Registered World roman-holiday; its research (verita-research.ts) names Dalton Trumbo. Linked by a shared catalogue Work id.
Photo credits (10)
  • The entrance gate of the Cinecittà studios: JRibaX, CC BY-SA 3.0 (from the Roman Holiday World), 2011-07-06. Resized.
  • The Spanish Steps rising to the twin towers of Trinità dei Monti: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0 (from the Roman Holiday World), 2021-07-23. Resized.
  • The church of Trinità dei Monti and the obelisk at the top of the Spanish Steps: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the Roman Holiday World), 2025-10-22. Resized.
  • The Trevi Fountain from the front with visitors around the basin: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0 (from the Roman Holiday World), 2024-09-10. Resized.
  • A long gilded hall lined with paintings, statues and chandeliers: Rijksmuseum (unknown photographer), CC0 (from the Roman Holiday World), c. 1890–19. Resized.
  • The baroque front of Palazzo Barberini behind its garden: Fabior04, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the Roman Holiday World), 2019-08-27. Resized.
  • Montrose: Felipecbg at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, 4 May 2007. Resized.
  • University of Southern California: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, 2007-05-27. Resized.
  • University of Colorado Boulder: MECU ( MECU ≈ talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, 2007-04-14. Resized.
  • The round stone face of the Bocca della Verità against a brick wall: Dudva, CC0 (from the Roman Holiday World). Resized.

Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Places are shown at the precision their sources support; filming locations are where the camera really was, not where the story says it is. Checked 28 October 2026.

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