Then what are you telling me. Did I mean J Edgar Hoover?
McCarthy was most interested in rooting out communists in the federal government, not Hollywood. Interestingly, Richard Nixon was on the HUAC during its initial investigations of communist influences in Hollywood, before he became a Senator.
I’m not picking on you; it’s a common error to associate McCarthy with the HUAC investigations of Hollywood. His claim to fame (or infamy to some) was his crusade against commies in government.