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William Randolph Hearst Sr. (/ h ɜːr s t /; [1] April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper publisher and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications.
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 in 1967. William Randolph Hearst III was born on June 18, 1949. His father was William Randolph Hearst Jr., and his paternal grandfather was William Randolph Hearst. He graduated from the Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut, in 1967. He graduated from Harvard University in 1972 with a B.A. degree in mathematics.
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
In 1880, George Hearst, mining entrepreneur and U.S. senator, bought the San Francisco Daily Examiner. [8] In 1887, he turned the Examiner over to his son, William Randolph Hearst, who that year founded the Hearst Corporation.
The abduction and subsequent trial of Hearst, then a 19-year-old college student and the granddaughter of wealthy newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, was one of the most sensational and ...
Those roles, combined with the reported $125,000 per episode he makes as Frank Gallagher on the hit show ‘Shameless’, brings Macy's overall net worth to an estimated $25 million.
Net worth: USD $19 million at the time of his death, [1] equivalent to $644 million in 2021: ... William Hearst sold his products in his own local general store.