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May 6, 2019 · While one is a semi-fictitious villain whose malevolence dominates the HBO award-winning series Deadwood, the other—the real George Hearst—was an internationally recognized philanthropist and a man of proven integrity. George Hearst was broke when he struck gold for the first time in California in 1857.
George Randolph Hearst Jr. (July 13, 1927 – June 25, 2012) [1] was an American businessman who served as the chairman of the board of the Hearst Corporation from 1996 through to his death in 2012, succeeding his uncle Randolph Apperson Hearst. He was a director at the company for over forty years.
In 1862, George, at the age of 41, married Phoebe Apperson Hearst. In 1863, the couple had their first and only child, William Randolph. Later in life George Hearst served as a United States Senator from California from 1887 until his death in 1891. During this time he acquired the small San Francisco Examiner as a repayment for a gambling debt ...
Jun 27, 2012 · June 26, 2012. George R. Hearst Jr., chairman of the Hearst Corporation and the oldest grandson of the media titan William Randolph Hearst, died on Monday in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 84....
Her great-grandfather, George Hearst, was a Missouri farmer and prospector with a nose for minerals. He followed the lure of gold and spent years prospecting in Northern California, finding...
Jan 27, 1972 · LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 (AP) —George Randolph Hearst Sr., an executive of the Hearst Corporation, died today in Loma Linda Hospital after brief illness. He was 67 years old. Mr. Hurst, was the...
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. George Randolph Hearst Sr. (April 23, 1904 – January 26, 1972) was an American heir and media executive. He was the son of media magnate William Randolph Hearst, and the vice president of the Hearst Corporation.
