Hearst, William Randolph
Hearst, William Randolph (1863–1951) US newspaper publisher and tycoon. He is noted for his introduction of large headlines, sensational crime reporting, and other features designed to increase circulation; his innovations revolutionized US journalism. At the peak of his fortunes in the mid-1930s he had acquired a number of newspapers and magazines, radio stations, and two film companies. He was the model for the central character of Orson Welles's film
Citizen Kane (1941).
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OBIT/Millicent Hearst Boudjakdji, President of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and a Director of The Hearst Corporation, Dead at 63.
Business Wire; 10/18/2002; 700+ words
; ...Boudjakdji, president of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and a director...old. A granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, Mrs. Boudjakdji was named president of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, an independent...
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WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST JR. REMEMBERED.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/16/1993; 700+ words
; ...HATFIELD San Francisco Examiner William Randolph Hearst Jr., editor in chief of...proud. "When people say William Randolph Hearst, and you turn out to be...of the corporation, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the Hearst...
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WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES $150,000 TO UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH'S FRONTERA DE SALUD ENDOWMENT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...following news release: The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has contributed...and this endowment from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation ensures that we...I'm grateful that the William Randolph Hearst Foundation appreciates the...
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William Randolph Hearst Jr., Newspaper Chief
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/16/1993; ; 700+ words
; NEW YORK William Randolph Hearst Jr., 85, felt he...five sons born to William Randolph and Millicent Willson Hearst. His father's controversial...died in June, 1991. William Randolph Hearst III became publisher...
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William Randolph Hearst: The Early Years, 1863-1910.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 9/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; William Randolph Hearst: The Early Years, 1863-1910...providing the fullest account of William Randolph Hearst's early years yet published...favorably or wrongly, more than William Randolph Hearst" (x). The opening chapter...
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William Randolph Hearst Jr., Newspaper Editor, Dies at Age 85
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/15/1993; 571 words
; William Randolph Hearst Jr., editor...five sons born to William Randolph and Millicent Willson Hearst, found his calling...had two sons, William Randolph III and Austin. Mrs. Hearst died in June 1991...
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SIMPLE SERVICE MEMORIALIZES WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST JR.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/19/1993; 700+ words
; ...funeral on Tuesday memorialized William Randolph Hearst Jr., a Pulitzer Prize...s father, the legendary William Randolph Hearst, who died in 1951, and...the funeral for her uncle, William Randolph Hearst Jr.
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The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
Magazine article from: Journalism History; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst. Boston: Houghton Mifflin...needs yet another book on William Randolph Hearst. We have been well served...s The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst is well worth reading. There...
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Interview: Author David Nasaw discusses the life of William Randolph Hearst and his new book, "The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst"
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 8/31/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Nasaw discusses the life of William Randolph Hearst and his new book, The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst Host: RENEE MONTAGNE Time...Much has been written about William Randolph Hearst, the son of a gold rush...
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THE CHIEF: THE LIFE OF WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.(Review)
Magazine article from: American Scholar; 6/22/2000; ; 700+ words
; THE CHIEF: THE CHIEF OF WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST By David Nasaw. Houghton...this excellent new life of William Randolph Hearst. His heirs sold his flagship...pioneering publishers as William Randolph Hearst, with all his foibles...
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Hearst, William Randolph
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
HEARST, WILLIAM RANDOLPH "Yellow journalism" was a phrase...was principally developed by William Randolph Hearst (1863 – 1951). The...describe the complex and talented William Randolph Hearst. George Hearst made a fortune...
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William Randolph Hearst
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) was the American publisher, editor, and proprietor—for almost half a century—of the most extensive journalistic empire ever assembled by one man. On April...
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Hearst, William Randolph 1863-1951
Book article from: American Decades
HEARST, WILLIAM RANDOLPH 1863-1951 Editor, Publisher, Politician, Collector Empire Born to a family fortune made in mining, William Randolph Hearst built one of the largest communications empires in U.S. history...
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The Hearst Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...on the Internet. Founder William Randolph Hearst The shape and history of...designs of its founder, William Randolph Hearst. A man who inherited enormous...for a gambling debt, when William Randolph Hearst ’ s father, George...
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Hearst, Phoebe Apperson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Apperson Hearst Phoebe Apperson Hearst (1842–1919...mother of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst. She was a philanthropist...1863, George and Phoebe Hearst had a son, William Randolph. He was their only child...
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