George Randolph Hearst Jr.

George Randolph Hearst Jr.
Born	July 13, 1927
Died	June 25, 2012 (aged 84)
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Citizenship	United States
Occupation	Chairman, Hearst Corporation
Net worth	US $ 1.5 billion (est.) (February 2010)[1]
Spouse(s)	Mary Thompson
Children	four: Mary Astrid, George Randolph III, Stephen Thompson, Erin Wilbur
Relatives	William Randolph Hearst (grandfather), George Randolph Hearst (father), Phoebe Hearst Cooke (twin sister)

George Randolph Hearst Jr. (July 13, 1927 – June 25, 2012)^[2] was chairman of the board of the Hearst Corporation from 1996 through to his death in 2012, succeeding his uncle Randolph Apperson Hearst. He was a director at the company for over forty years.

Non-family executives are a majority on the trust that controls the corporation, and this trust will not dissolve until all grandchildren alive at the death of William Randolph Hearst have died. George Jr. was one of the oldest grandchildren. However, there are five family seats among the 13 trustees, and George represented his branch of the family.

Children

He married Mary Thompson (b. 1931) in 1951,^[3] and they had four children, all born in California. They divorced in 1969.^[4]

1. Mary Astrid Hearst (1953–2004), born in Santa Monica, daughters Shannon and Alexis, later married Randy Ives, died at San Simeon, California of cancer; known as "Bunny"^[5]
2. George Randolph Hearst III (born 1955)
3. Stephen Thompson Hearst (born 1956)
4. Erin Wilbur Hearst (born 1959), married a Mr. Knudson

References

1. "The World's Billionaires (2010): #655 George Hearst Jr.". Forbes. March 3, 2010.
2. "News from The Associated Press". Hosted.ap.org. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
3. New York Times, November 15, 1968 "George Hearst Jr. Sued by Wife of 17 Years"
4. Time Magazine August 15, 1969
5. San Francisco Chronicle, April 30, 2004, Obituary