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The Crazy True Story Of William Randolph Hearst Public Domain By Natasha Lavender/Jan. 15, 2021 3:35 pm EDT Media empires controlled by one rich and powerful man who has political ambitions and no problem with fake news sounds like a very modern drama. But William Randolph Hearst was born in the middle of the American Civil War. WR — as his mistress called him — had a highly educated mother with equally high standards, and a father who had ambitioned his way from Missouri m...