Finding Aid for the Hollywood Reporter publications 2213

Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 February

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Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Title: Hollywood Reporter publications

Creator: Wilkerson, Billy, 1890-1962

Creator: The Hollywood Reporter

Identifier/Call Number: 2213

Physical Description: 43.875 Linear Feet 39 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1934-1987

Abstract: This collection consists of bound volumes of The Hollywood Reporter ranging from 1934-1987.

Language of Material: English.

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Biographical / Historical

Founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) The Hollywood Reporter was the industry's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. Wilkerson often used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New York and some studio lots tried to ban the paper.

From the late 1930s, Wilkerson used the publication to push the view that the industry was a communist stronghold. In particular, he opposed the screenplay writers' trade union, the Screen Writers Guild, which he called the "Red Beachhead".

Wilkerson included the first industry names allegedly associated with communism in his "Tradeviews" column, including Dalton Trumbo and Howard Koch, on what became the Hollywood blacklist, also known as "Billy's list".

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Hollywood Reporter publications, Collection no. 2213, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of bound volumes of The Hollywood Reporter ranging from 1934-1987. Two sets of volumes are present: Set 1 in boxes 1-13 through 13-13, and Set 2 in boxes 1-26 through 26-26. Set 2 contains duplicate issues.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at cin@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Gossip columnists

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- Archival resources

Magazines (periodicals)

Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Archival resources

Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources

Publicity -- Archival resources