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| 'Hollywood Holocaust' apology published by paper | 'Hollywood Holocaust' apology published by paper |
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| The son of Hollywood Reporter founder Billy Wilkerson has apologised for the trade paper's role in the 1940s witch-hunts that saw many in the industry ostracised for having communist ties. | The son of Hollywood Reporter founder Billy Wilkerson has apologised for the trade paper's role in the 1940s witch-hunts that saw many in the industry ostracised for having communist ties. |
| The actors, writers and directors on the so-called 'blacklist' suffered huge damage to their careers as a result. | The actors, writers and directors on the so-called 'blacklist' suffered huge damage to their careers as a result. |
| Willie Wilkerson's apology for what he called "Hollywood's Holocaust" was published in The Hollywood Reporter. | Willie Wilkerson's apology for what he called "Hollywood's Holocaust" was published in The Hollywood Reporter. |
| He said his father had wanted to take revenge against "studio titans". | He said his father had wanted to take revenge against "studio titans". |
| According to his son, Billy Wilkerson tried to establish his own studio in the late 1920s before founding The Hollywood Reporter in 1930. | According to his son, Billy Wilkerson tried to establish his own studio in the late 1920s before founding The Hollywood Reporter in 1930. |
| "For whatever reason, the movie brass refused him entry into their 'club' and squashed his dream," Mr Wilkerson goes on. "So he found another one: exacting revenge." | "For whatever reason, the movie brass refused him entry into their 'club' and squashed his dream," Mr Wilkerson goes on. "So he found another one: exacting revenge." |
| After World War II, Wilkinson Senior supported the blacklist by using his paper to publish a series of editorials that attacked communist sympathisers and their supposed influence in Hollywood. | After World War II, Wilkinson Senior supported the blacklist by using his paper to publish a series of editorials that attacked communist sympathisers and their supposed influence in Hollywood. |
| "In his maniacal quest to annihilate the studio owners, he realised that the most effective retaliation was to destroy their talent," wrote Willie Wilkerson of his father. | "In his maniacal quest to annihilate the studio owners, he realised that the most effective retaliation was to destroy their talent," wrote Willie Wilkerson of his father. |
| "In the wake of this emerging hysteria surrounding communism, the easiest way to crush the studio owners was to simply call their actors, writers and directors communists. | "In the wake of this emerging hysteria surrounding communism, the easiest way to crush the studio owners was to simply call their actors, writers and directors communists. |
| "Unfortunately, they would become the collateral damage of history." | "Unfortunately, they would become the collateral damage of history." |
| The first Hollywood 'blacklist' was published on 25 November 1947. Mr Wilkerson said he felt it was necessary to apologise "on the eve of this dark 65th anniversary". | The first Hollywood 'blacklist' was published on 25 November 1947. Mr Wilkerson said he felt it was necessary to apologise "on the eve of this dark 65th anniversary". |
| Studios denied work to those named on the blacklist, forcing some writers to work under pseudonyms and others to work overseas. | Studios denied work to those named on the blacklist, forcing some writers to work under pseudonyms and others to work overseas. |
| The investigations of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in the 1940s and 1950s prompted an anti-communist witch-hunt. | |
| "Calling someone a communist today is almost laughable," wrote Willie Wilkerson, 61. "But in 1950 it was a professional death sentence. | "Calling someone a communist today is almost laughable," wrote Willie Wilkerson, 61. "But in 1950 it was a professional death sentence. |
| "Instantaneously people lost their jobs, and future employment was, in too many cases, denied. | "Instantaneously people lost their jobs, and future employment was, in too many cases, denied. |
| "The blacklist silenced the careers of some of the studios' greatest talent and ruined countless others merely standing on the sidelines," Wilkerson wrote. | "The blacklist silenced the careers of some of the studios' greatest talent and ruined countless others merely standing on the sidelines," Wilkerson wrote. |
| "On behalf of my family, and particularly my late father, I wish to convey my sincerest apologies and deepest regrets to those who were victimised by this unfortunate incident." | "On behalf of my family, and particularly my late father, I wish to convey my sincerest apologies and deepest regrets to those who were victimised by this unfortunate incident." |
| Edward Dmytryk, Dalton Trumbo and Ring Lardner Jr were among the members of the so-called 'Hollywood 10' who were cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with HUAC. | Edward Dmytryk, Dalton Trumbo and Ring Lardner Jr were among the members of the so-called 'Hollywood 10' who were cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with HUAC. |
| William R Wilkerson died in 1962, two years after the blacklist was broken. | William R Wilkerson died in 1962, two years after the blacklist was broken. |