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Hearst, William Randolph
William Randolph Hearst, ca. 1911
William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951) headed a media empire that at its peak included newspapers in more than twenty-five of America's largest cities, as well as magazines and a film studio. He also served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from New York, ran unsuccessful campaigns for mayor of New York City, and ran for governor and lieutenant governor of New York State. He died in 1951.
Citizen Kane
William Randolph Hearst was a film producer, an intermittent politician, and an art connoisseur, but he was most successful as a newspaper and magazine publisher. Born in 1863, William was the only child of George Hearst, who had made a fortune in mining. Young William acquired his love of ...
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