William Randolph Hearst Part 3
Jun 13, 2025•2 hr 17 min
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Episode description
W.R. built a castle, called FDR a communist, tried to ignore the “greatest film of all time”, and carried on a lifelong affair with one of the biggest Golden Age of Hollywood stars, Marion Davies - Hollywood’s worst kept secret. Join us for part 3 of William Randolph Hearst!
Sources:
Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein. “The Battle over Citizen Kane.” PBS, 1996.
Nasaw, David. The Chief. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 12 Aug. 2013.
Randolph, William, and Jack Casserly. The Hearsts : Father and Son. Niwot, Colo., Roberts Rinehart, 1991.
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