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Millicent Veronica Hearst (née Willson; July 16, 1882 – December 5, 1974), was the wife of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Willson was a vaudeville performer in New York City whom Hearst admired, and they married in 1903.
The couple had five sons: George Randolph Hearst, born on April 23, 1904; William Randolph Hearst Jr., born on January 27, 1908; John Randolph Hearst, born September 26, 1909; and twins Randolph Apperson Hearst and David Whitmire (né Elbert Willson) Hearst, born on December 2, 1915. Millicent separated from Hearst in the mid-1920s after tiring ...
Hearst was born on January 27, 1908, in Manhattan, New York City, to William Randolph Hearst and his wife, Millicent Willson. Hearst attended the University of California, Berkeley , and was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
The Hearst family is a wealthy American family based in California. Their fortune was originally earned in the mining industry during the late 19th century under the entrepreneurial leadership of George Hearst .
Hearst expended an estimated $7 million on promoting Davies' career (equivalent to $148,361,111 in 2023). [22] [1] Soon after, Hearst—who was still married to Millicent Hearst—moved Davies with her mother and sisters into an elegant Manhattan townhouse at the corner of Riverside Drive and W. 105th Street. [33]
Randolph Apperson Hearst was born on December 2, 1915, with his twin brother, David (1915–1986), to Millicent Hearst and William Randolph Hearst in New York City. [1] He attended the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and attended Harvard University for one year. [1] [2] [3]
Millicent Hearst (1882–1974), American vaudeville performer and wife of William Randolph Hearst; Patty Hearst (born 1954), now known as Patricia Hearst Shaw, American newspaper heiress, occasional actress, and kidnap victim; Phoebe Hearst (1842–1919), American philanthropist, feminist, and suffragist
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