Anne Randolph Hearst (born July 29, 1955) is an American

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, philanthropist, and publishing heiress of the wealthy

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."Weddings and Celebrations: Anne Hearst, Jay McInerney", ''The New York Times'', 3 December 2006"The Randolph Hearsts Are Bitter", ''The New York Times'', 29 January 1976 Hearst is a contributing editor of ''Town & Country'' magazine.

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. She is the granddaughter of newspaper tycoon

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Patty Hearst Patricia Campbell Hearst (born February 20, 1954) is an American actress and member of the Hearst family. She is the granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. She first became known for the events following her 197 ...

, who was kidnapped in 1974 by members of the

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, is one of her sisters. She was educated at the

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and Regis College in

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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,

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(b. January 5, 1984).Divorce cited in "Weddings and Celebrations: Anne Hearst, Jay McInerney", ''The New York Times'', 3 December 2006 Her second husband was King Harris. They had a son, King Randolph Harris, and divorced. Her third husband, whom she married on 21 November 2006, is the novelist

Jay McInerney John Barrett "Jay" McInerney Jr. (; born January 13, 1955) is an American novelist, screenwriter, editor, and columnist. His novels include '' Bright Lights, Big City'', ''Ransom'', '' Story of My Life'', '' Brightness Falls'', and ''The Last o ...

. She is his fourth wife.Warren St. John, "His Morning After", ''The New York Times'', 5 February 2006

Legal issues

In March 1975, Hearst was arrested and charged with

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possession of crystallized amphetamine. She was arrested at

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, 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. Both of them were later released on $1,000 recognizance bond. 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. Hearst was also questioned by FBI agents about her sister

, a then fugitive.Pg.6, St.Petersburg Times - May 31 1975
/ref> Although there was speculation that Anne had visited her sister Patty while in Canada, authorities said she was merely driving from

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to New York City and the Canadian route was the shortest. 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.

References

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1956 births Regis University alumni American magazine editors American women magazine editors