Hearst, William Randolph, 1908-1993

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Birth 1908-01-27
Death 1993-05-14
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William Randolph Hearst, Jr. (1908- ), son of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst, Sr., ran the New York Journal American newspaper.

From the description of Hearst, William Randolph, Jr., papers, 1942-1946. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 64234946

William Randolph Hearst, Jr. was born in New York City, Jan. 27, 1908, to newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and Millicent Willson Hearst. In 1928 he began his career as a reporter and served as an overseas correspondent during World War II in both Europe and the Pacific. Hearst served successively as reporter, editor and publisher of the New York American-Journal through 1956 when he assumed the reins of the Hearst Corporation and Foundation. He died in 1993.

From the description of William Randolph Hearst, Jr. papers, 1914-1989 (bulk 1968-1975). (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 40479199

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  • Publishers and publishing
  • International relations
  • Journalistic ethics
  • Journalists
  • Journalists
  • Mass media
  • Newspaper publishing
  • Roads
  • Soldiers
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  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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