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- Born: April 29, 1863 in San Francisco, California
- Died: August 14, 1951 in Beverly Hills, California
- Attended St. Paul's School
- Was expelled from Harvard University
- Had an ongoing affair with Marion Davies
- Mythbuster: He was not responsible for the Spanish American War
- Accused of fabricating newspaper stories and using sensationalism
- Was the grandfather of Patty Hearst
- Citizen Kane was based on his life
- Had to declare bankruptcy during the stock market crash
- Children: George Randolph Hearst , William Randolph Hearst Jr., John Randolph Hearst, and twins Randolph Apperson Hearst and [[David Whitmire Hearst
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William Randolph Hearst was an American media magnate. Hearst was a leading newspaper publisher and the son of self-made millionaire George Hearst. Upon becoming aware that his father had received a northern California newspaper, The San Francisco Examiner, as payment of a gambling debt, he asked his father to give him the newspaper to run. Even though he was still a student at Harvard, in 1887, he became the paper's publisher.
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Famous For
- After Hearst moved to New York City, he acquired The New York Journal. Acquiring more newspapers, Hearst acquired more newspapers and, ultimately created a chain that at its peak numbered nearly 30 newspapers in major American cities. Eventually, he expanded into magazines as well, building the largest newspaper and magazine chain in the world.
- He was elected two times to the United States House of Representatives
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William Randolph Hearst Satire and Humor
- Lambiek.net: Political Cartoons Depicting William Randolph Hearst
- Tcnj.edu: Cartoon of William Randolph Hearst and William Jennings Bryan
- Cartoon America: Cartoon of William Randolph Hearst
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Matthew Price: Read All About It: The Rise of William Randolph Hearst http://tinyurl.com/yblo7uu
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WTF, William Randolph Hearst: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Over_the_White_House
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"You must keep your mind on the objective, not on the obstacle." - William Randolph Hearst
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RT @StumpReport: A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot. William Randolph Hearst
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