"William Randolph Hearst" (April 29, 1863 - August 14, 1951)
- Date: October 02, 2004
- Level: University, Bachelor's
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Education: At the age of 16, William Randolph Hearst was enrolled in St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. From 1982 to 1985, William attended Harvard University, where he served as business manager of the student comic magazine. In 1885, he was expelled from school for playing a practical joke on his professors. His father then gave him the San Francisco Examiner.
Personal Life: William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper magnate who was born in San Francisco, California. His father, George Hearst, was a gold-mine owner, as well as United States Senator from California. His mother, Phoebe Apperson Hearst, was a schoolteacher from Missouri. At the age of 10, William toured Europe ...
... during her tour of the US and a staunch anti-Communist in the 1940's.
Residences: In the 1920's, Hearst built himself a grandiose castle, named San Simeon, on a 240,000 acre ranch in California. Hearst and Davies lived in the Hearst Castle together. La Cuesta Encantada - Hearst's 127 acre estate located on the California coast, North of Cambria. It took nearly 28 years to build its 165 rooms. Today Hearst Castle is a State Historical Monument, run by the state Park Service. Working closely with Julia Morgan and an army of craftsmen and laborers, Hearst created a truly unique and impressive structure to serve as the social and architectural focus of the
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