George R. Hearst Jr. | Grandson of news mogul

George Randolph Hearst Jr., 84, chairman of the board of Hearst Corp., died Monday in Palo Alto, Calif., of complications following a stroke.

The oldest grandson of the late William Randolph Hearst, Mr. Hearst had been deeply involved with the activities of Hearst Corp. since 1948 and served as a director for more than 53 years and as a trustee of the trust established under the will of William Randolph Hearst. He served on the staff of the San Francisco Examiner, as publisher of the Los Angeles Examiner, as business manager and publisher of the Los Angeles Evening Herald Express, and as vice president of Hearst Corp.

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