Anne Hearst

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Anne Hearst
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Hearst in May 2014.
Born
Anne Randolph Hearst

(1955-07-29) July 29, 1955 (age 68)
Nationality American
Alma mater Regis College
Occupations
Spouses
  • Richard McChesney
  • King Harris
  • (m. 2006)
ChildrenKing Randolph Harris, Amanda
Parent
Relatives

Anne Randolph Hearst (born July 29, 1955) is an American socialite, philanthropist, and publishing heiress. [1] [2] Hearst is a contributing editor of Town & Country magazine.

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Early life

Hearst is one of the five daughters of Randolph Apperson Hearst (1915–2000), former president of The San Francisco Examiner, and his first wife, the former Catherine Wood Campbell. [1] [3] She is the granddaughter of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Patty Hearst, who was kidnapped in 1974 by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army, is one of her sisters. [2] She was educated at the Crystal Springs Uplands School and Regis College in Denver, Colorado.

Personal life

Hearst has been married three times; Her first husband was Richard McChesney. The couple separated soon after their marriage, and during that separation, Anne Hearst gave birth to their only child, Amanda Hearst (b. January 5, 1984). [4] [5] Her second husband was King Harris. They had a son, King Randolph Harris, and divorced. [5] [6] Her third husband, whom she married on 21 November 2006, is the novelist Jay McInerney. She is his fourth wife. [1] [7]

In March 1975, Hearst was arrested and charged with misdemeanor possession of crystallized amphetamine. [8] She was arrested at Niagara Falls, New York, along with Daniel Moffet, one of two other passengers in the car she was driving when the trio entered the United States at the Rainbow Bridge. [8] [9] Both of them were later released on $1,000 recognizance bond. [8] During the court hearing, both Moffet and Hearst said that the pills were hers, and so the US attorney's office recommended the charges against Moffet be dropped. [9] Hearst was also questioned by FBI agents about her sister Patty Hearst, a then fugitive. [10] Although there was speculation that Anne had visited her sister Patty while in Canada, authorities said she was merely driving from Detroit to New York City and the Canadian route was the shortest. [10] After serving four months' probation, the charges against her were dropped, as she had properly served her time of probation without violating any of its conditions. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Weddings and Celebrations: Anne Hearst, Jay McInerney", The New York Times, 3 December 2006
  2. 1 2 "The Randolph Hearsts Are Bitter", The New York Times, 29 January 1976
  3. "R. A. Hearst to Wed in Atlanta Jan. 12", The New York Times, 19 December 1937
  4. Vanessa Lau, "A League of Their Own", Vogue , June 2006
  5. 1 2 Divorce cited in "Weddings and Celebrations: Anne Hearst, Jay McInerney", The New York Times, 3 December 2006
  6. J. M. Pimsleur, "Catherine C. Hearst", San Francisco Chronicle, 1 January 1999
  7. Warren St. John, "His Morning After", The New York Times, 5 February 2006
  8. 1 2 3 "Sister of fugitive Patty Hearst faces drug charge". Rome News-Tribune: 9. 1975. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 "Anne Hearst gets probation on drug count". Bangor Daily News: 99. 1975. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  10. 1 2 Pg.6, St.Petersburg Times - May 31 1975