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1957 - Robert Rich - Academy Award For Best Story for ''The Brave One''

Rich won the award that year, although he was actually a cover for Blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo . Shortly before his death, Trumbo revealed the much-suspected truth.

1985 - P.H. Vazak - Academy Award For Writing Adapted Screenplay for '' Greystoke - The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes ''

Actually Robert Towne , who used his dog's name as a pseudonym.

1997 - Roderick Jaynes - Academy Award For Film Editing for '' Fargo ''

Actually writer-director brothers Joel And Ethan Coen , who have edited several of their films under the name.

2003 - Donald Kaufman - Academy Award For Writing Adapted Screenplay for '' Adaptation. ''

Co-nominated with his brother Charlie Kaufman - in fact, there is no Donald Kaufman, and the screenplay was written by Charlie alone. Donald was the first fictitious nominee not to be a cover for a real person. (Both appear as characters in the film.)