Randolph Apperson Hearst (December 2, 1915 – December 18, 2000) was a newspaper publisher and member of the wealthy Hearst family. He was the fourth of the five sons of William Randolph Hearst and Millicent Hearst as well as the father of Patty Hearst.
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Early life
Randolph Apperson Hearst was born on December 2, 1915, with his twin brother, David (1915–1986), to Millicent Hearst and William Randolph Hearst in New York City. He attended the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and attended Harvard University for one year.
Career
After graduating, Hearst joined the family business, the Hearst Corporation. In the late 1930s, he worked for The Atlanta Georgian, one of the Hearst family's papers. After the Georgian was sold in 1940, he moved to San Francisco and worked on The San Francisco Call. In 1942, he joined the United States Army Air Forces's Air Transport Command and rose to the rank of captain. After leaving the Army, he became an associate publisher of the Oakland Post-Enquirer and in 1947, he returned to the San Francisco Call as an executive editor. In 1950, he became the publisher of the Call.