William Randolph Hearst
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Citizen Kane...original if Orson Welles had portrayed William Randolph Hearst in a good light instead of as a monstrous narcissist. But there's no denying that his bravura performance, both in front of the camera and behind it, is spellbindingly effective. In this article: Citizen Kane, William Randolph Hearst, and Orson Welles |
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International Herald Tribune | February 02, 2009
Remaking Guantanamo; A 'muddle' over insults; Rhetoric and self-interest; Distorting Citizen Kane
...be presented on film rather than in a book or on the stage. At any rate, the suggestion that Welles only presents Hearst and other such types in a negative light is pure nonsense. Latest News Noah Friedman-Rudovsky for the New York Times
In this article: Islam, Orson Welles, Geert Wilders, Barack Obama, Guantanamo, Democracy, Burma, United States, and Jihad
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Independent.ie | November 06, 2009
So, who really did write 'citizen kane'?
...the writer was in the mood for a spot of vengeance. And while both he and Welles would later deny that Hearst had been a model for Charles Foster Kane, the similarities are undeniable. Pauline Kael would later claim that Mankiewicz had...
In this article: Orson Welles, Herman J Mankiewicz, Pauline Kael, Citizen Kane, RKO, John Dillinger, Hollywood, and Macbeth
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New Yorker: The Talk of the Town | October 11, 2009
Lizzie Widdicombe: You’ve Got Mail
...James Lindgren, a law professor at Northwestern, said last week. The mogul in question was William Randolph Hearst, and the movie was Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane. " The studio turned down the offer, but, Lindgren asked, "had they given...
In this article: David Letterman, James Lindgren, Richard Epstein, Walter Block, E mail, and Capitalism
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PR Newswire | October 16, 2007
Sotheby's To Sell An Icon Of American Film
...Department. "Welles was fearless in writing and presenting the story of a powerful mogul such as William Randolph Hearst despite the consequences, and the movie broke new ground in its innovative photography, editing and sound. Citizen Kane...
In this article: Orson Welles, Sotheby's, Citizen Kane, Academy Awards, American Film Institute, British Film Institute, and New York
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Wikipedia | October 02, 2009
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
...Over Citizen Kane is a 1996 documentary chronicling the clash of billionaire newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and actor/writer/director Orson Welles over the 1941 film Citizen Kane and the events which led to the film nearly...
In this article: The Battle Over Citizen Kane, Citizen Kane, Academy Award, DVD, Richard Ben Cramer, Turner Home Entertainment, Orson Welles, and American Experience
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Orson Welles
...his career raising money for films rather than doing creative work. The 1996 documentary The Battle Over Citizen Kane chronicles the battle between Welles and Hearst. A 1999 HBO docudrama, RKO 281, tells the story of the making of Citizen...
In this article: Orson Welles, Citizen Kane, RKO Pictures, Hollywood, Academy Awards, Mercury Theatre, William Shakespeare, Europe, New York City, and Chimes at Midnight
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William Randolph Hearst
...United States into a war with Spain in 1898. He was also a prominent leader of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party from 1896 to 1935, although he became more conservative later in life. His life story was a source of inspiration for...
In this article: Hearst Corporation, New York City, California, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Marion Davies, New York Journal, Citizen Kane, Jack London, and William Gibbs McAdoo
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William Randolph Hearst (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper magnate and leading newspaper publisher. The son of self-made millionaire George Hearst, he became aware that his father received a northern California newspaper, The San Francisco Examiner, as payment of a gambling debt. Still a student at Harvard, he asked his father to give him the newspaper to run. In 1887, he became the paper's publisher and devoted long hours and much money to making it a success. Crusading for civic improvement and exposing municipal corruption, he greatly increased the paper's circulation.
Moving to New York City, he acquired The New York Journal and engaged in a bitter circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer's New York World which led to the creation of yellow journalism — sensationalized stories of dubious veracity. Acquiring more newspapers, Hearst created a chain that numbered nearly 30 papers in major American cities at its peak. He later expanded to magazines, creating the largest newspaper and magazine business in the world.
He was twice elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives, but was defeated in 1906 in a race for governor of New York. Nonetheless, through his newspapers and magazines, he exercised enormous political influence, and is sometimes credited with pushing public opinion in the United States into a war with Spain in 1898. His life story was a source of inspiration for the lead character in Orson Welles' classic film Citizen Kane.
- Birth Date:
- April 29, 1863
- Birthplace:
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Death Date:
- August 14, 1951
- Place of Death:
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Spouse:
- Millicent Veronica Willson
- University Attended:
- Harvard University
- Occupation:
- Publisher
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