John Randolph Hearst

American business executive (1909–1958)

John Randolph Hearst

Born| September 26, 1909
Died| November 13, 1958(1958-11-13) (aged 49)

Virgin Islands

Nationality| American
Employer| Hearst Corporation
Spouses|

* Dorothy Hart Hearst
* Gretchen Wilson Hearst
* Fanne Wade Hearst

Children| 4, including William Randolph Hearst II
Parent(s)| William Randolph Hearst
Millicent Hearst

John Randolph Hearst (1909–1958) was an American business executive and the third son of William Randolph Hearst.

## Career

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Hearst, like his brothers, worked for the Hearst Corporation and was said to have the most executive talent among the sons of William Randolph Hearst.[1] Any question of his rivaling the non-family executives who constituted a majority of the trustees of his father's will, however, was rendered moot after he died of a heart attack aged 49, while in the Virgin Islands.[1]

## Life

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### Marriages

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#### Dorothy Hart Hearst

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Hearst's first marriage was to Dorothy Hart Hearst.[2] Their marriage ended after Hart divorced and sued him in 1932, citing "extreme cruelty" from Hearst.[2]

#### Gretchen Wilson Hearst

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Hearst’s second marriage was to Gretchen Wilson Hearst. Their marriage was short lived, and ended in 1938 when Wilson divorced him and won custody of their son, John Randolph Hearst Jr. (Wilson later married Woolworth Donahue (Jessie May Woolworth Donahue's son).[3][4][5]

#### Fanne Wade Hearst

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Hearst remarried for a final time to Fanne Wade Hearst, and in 1946, the couple purchased the former estate of Henry Anderson in Flower Hill, New York.[6][7][8]

### Children

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Hearst had four children, including John Jr., who served as a company executive and director who represented this branch of the family among the trustees.[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19581117&id=0H9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ig8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7328,3911315 [dead link]
2. ^ a b "WIFE SUES JOHN R. HEARST: Publisher's Son Is Charged With Cruelty In Nevada Divorce Bill". The New York Times. March 15, 1932 - via ProQuest.
3. ^ "DIVORCES JOHN R. HEARST: Wife of Publisher's Son Gets Decree at West Palm Beach". The New York Times. April 28, 1938 - via ProQuest.
4. ^ "Evangeline Greeff Engaged To John Randolph Hearst Jr". Newsday. February 16, 1954 - via ProQuest.
5. ^ "Woolworth Donahue, Store Heir, Weds Ex-Wife of John Hearst in Palm Beach". The New York Times. January 28, 1940 - via ProQuest.
6. ^ "FANNE WADE BRIDE OF JOHN R. HEARST; New York Girl Is Married in Elkton, Md., to Third Son of the Publisher SHE HAS STUDIED IN PARIS Bridegroom Is an Executive of Family's Newspapers and Magazines (Published 1938)". The New York Times. 1938-11-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
7. ^ "FANNE WADE HEARST (Published 1986)". The New York Times. 1986-09-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
8. ^ "BUYS LONG ISLAND ESTATE; John R. Hearst Gets Anderson Property at Flower Hill (Published 1946)". The New York Times. 1946-10-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
9. ^ "John Randolph Hearst Jr. dies in NYC at 77". The Huffington Post. Associated Press. 2011-11-05. Archived from the original on 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2016-10-29.