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Relatives. Anita Willson (older sister) 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.
Millicent Hearst was the wife of William Randolph Hearst, a publisher and politician, and the mother of five sons. She was a social activist, a philanthropist, and a frequent visitor of Hearst Castle, where she influenced its design and hosted guests such as Winston Churchill.
She met W.R. in New York City in 1896, when he was 33 and she was a 16-year-old showgirl. Support Provided by: Learn More. When Black neighborhoods across America erupted in violence in the summer...
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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.
Praised as the "finest documentary series on television," American Experience brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. FULL EPISODES....
Millicent Hearst. 09/27/21 | 1m 18s | Rating: NR. Millicent Hearst was married to the media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. She met W.R. in New York City in 1896, when he was 33 and she was a 16-year-old showgirl.
Watch a clip from the PBS series American Experience about Millicent Hearst, the wife of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Learn how she met him in 1896, when she was a 16-year-old showgirl, and how she influenced his political and business career.
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