1. When William Randolph Hearst was a little kid, he traveled around the countries in Europe with his mom.

2. William Randolph Hearst was one of the richest men in 1903.

3. Publisher William Randolph Hearst sent artist Frederic Remington to Cuba to paint pictures of the fighting. Remington spent several months in Havana.

4. Xanadu's design is based on William Randolph Hearst 's elaborate home in San Simeon and Mont St Michel in France.

5. Newspaper publishers, notably William Randolph Hearst , began making animated versions of the Sunday comics to promote circulation.

6. Two newspaper magnates, William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, turned producing newspapers into a war when they began adding special sections including sports and multiple frame cartoon strips.

7. William Randolph Hearst understood that a war with Cuba would not only sell his papers, but also move him into a position of national prominence.

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8. In 1945, William initiated the Hearst Foundation and created the California Charities Foundation in 1948 (the name was changed to the William Randolph Hearst Foundation soon after his death in 1951).

9. Craig Fritz began his career as a photojournalist at the Santa Fe New Mexica and was a finalist in William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards.

10. But you may not know there was a dreamer called William Randolph Hearst, who realized his dream by building up not only the media empire, but also a real castle—the Hearst Castle.

11. To understand the castle, you have to understand the man who built it, William Randolph Hearst .

12. High above the majestic central California coast rises an enchanted castle, a special place created from the dreams of one man, William Randolph Hearst .

13. Nestled in Port Antonio, the cliff-sheltered, vest-pocket beach was a favorite hideaway for luminaries such as J.P. Morgan and William Randolph Hearst.

14. The Great Depression took its toll on even the wealthiest and William Randolph Hearst was no exception.