American Experience: Citizen Hearst | Preview

Perhaps best known as the inspiration for Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane and his lavish castle in San Simeon, Hearst died in 1951 at the age of 88, having transformed the media’s role in American life and politics. The two-part, four-hour film is based on historian David Nasaw’s critically acclaimed biography, The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst.

Part 1 of this American Experience special airs Monday, September 27th at 9PM with Part 2 airing Tuesday, September 28th at 9PM on Mountain Lake PBS.