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Part 1 |Citizen Hearst | American Experience

Explore the life of William Randolph Hearst, the pioneering media mogul and inspiration for Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane.

William Randolph Hearst was the first American media mogul.

A noted journalist, Joseph Pulitzer became a newspaper owner at age 25.

Marion Davies was the mistress of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst.

Millicent Hearst was married to the media tycoon William Randolph Hearst.

Unverified sensationalism was Hearst’s stock-in-trade.

William Randolph Hearst continued his rise to power and expansion into Hollywood.

The life of singer Marian Anderson and her triumphant 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial

The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst.