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William Richard "Billy" Wilkerson (September 29, 1890 – September 2, 1962) was the founder of The Hollywood Reporter, a real estate developer in Las Vegas and owner of such nightclubs as Ciro's. His series of columns known as "Billy's List" helped to initiate the red scare that led to the Hollywood blacklist .
- Publisher, businessman
- William Richard Wilkerson, September 29, 1890, Nashville, Tennessee
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California
- September 2, 1962 (aged 71), Los Angeles, California
Billy Wilkerson, the founder of The Hollywood Reporter, published a column that helped to launch the Hollywood blacklist of communists in 1946. He named many people who were later blacklisted from the industry, and his son apologized for his role in 2012.
Oct 15, 2019 · Learn about Billy Wilkerson, the original builder of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, from his son W.R. Wilkerson III. The book Hollywood Godfather explores his life, from launching the Hollywood Reporter newspaper to being pushed out by Bugsy Siegel.
Nov 11, 2018 · Billy Wilkerson was a powerful and influential figure in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1950s, as a publisher, producer, and mob associate. He founded The Hollywood Reporter, discovered Lana Turner, and initiated the anti-communist blacklist in Hollywood.
Nov 19, 2012 · Sixty-five years ago, the town's studio chiefs, executives and guilds joined a communist witch hunt launched by THR's legendary owner, Billy Wilkerson. Today, in the first-ever exploration of a...
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May 29, 2020 · 352 pages. Hardcover ISBN: 9781613736609. September 2018. Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's. "All his life Billy was in love with the impossible." — Joe Pasternak. Billy Wilkerson’s biggest dream was to be his own boss. He accomplished that in spades when he founded The Hollywood Reporter in 1930. The first issue ran September 3rd of ...
Founder Billy Wilkerson served as the publisher of THR until his death in September 1962. Wilkerson's wife, Tichi Wilkerson Kassel, took over as publisher and editor-in-chief when her husband died. Robert J. Dowling, who was named president of THR when Kassel sold the company, became editor-in-chief and publisher in 1991.
