On July 29, 1946, William R. Wilkerson, publisher and founder of The Hollywood Reporter, published a "TradeView" column entitled "A Vote For Joe Stalin". It named Trumbo and several others as Communist sympathizers, the initial individuals on what became known as "Billy's Blacklist."[20][21] In October 1947, drawing upon these names, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) summoned Trumbo and nine others to testify for their investigation whether Communist agents and sympathizers had been surreptitiously planting propaganda in U.S. films. They refused to give information, and were convicted for contempt of Congress.