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Part 1 |Citizen Hearst | American Experience

Marion Davies was the mistress of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Hearst used his influence and wealth to launch a film career for Davies.

William Randolph Hearst was the first American media mogul.

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

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

Watch a preview of Part One of Citizen 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.