William Randolph Hearst — newspaper tycoon, Congressman, and unwilling inspiration for "Citizen Kane" — was born on April 29, 1863. | American Experience | PBS

5K views · 264 reactions | ON THIS DAY IN 1930.... William Randolph Hearst purchased the head of Sekhmet highlighted in this video. Sekhmet is Egyptian and the oldest antiquity on the hilltop, over 3000 years old. She was the fierce and bloodthirsty protector of the sun god Ra; symbolized by the solar disk on her head. A guided talk of Sekhmet fountain is included in our Grand Rooms tour. | Hearst Castle | Facebook

A man with a larger-than-life personality, William Randolph Hearst filled his newspapers with drama and hyperbole and transformed the news we view today. CITIZEN HEARST premieres across two nights beginning Mon Sep 27 at 9/8c → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/citizen-hearst | American Experience | PBS

74K views · 211 reactions | The first media mogul, William Randolph Hearst believed in making the news, not just reporting it. Citizen Hearst premieres across two nights beginning Mon, Sep 27 at 9/8c on American Experience | PBS. | PBS | Facebook

4.1K views · 46 reactions | As the Roaring Twenties gave way to the Great Depression, William Randolph Hearst's empire teetered on the brink of collapse. Hear how the glitz of Hollywood and the harsh realities of the Depression intertwined to shape Hearst's legacy. Listen to Part 4 of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE PRESENTS: WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. → https://apple.co/4eJKnWQ | American Experience | PBS | Facebook