Richard E. Berlin (1894–1986) was the president and chief executive officer of the
Hearst Foundation.
Work
In his early career Berlin directed advertising for ''
The Smart Set
''The Smart Set'' was an American monthly literary magazine, founded by Colonel William d'Alton Mann and published from March 1900 to June 1930. Its headquarters was in New York City. During its Jazz Age heyday under the editorship of H. L. Men ...
'' and ''
McClure's
''McClure's'' or ''McClure's Magazine'' (1893–1929) was an American illustrated monthly periodical popular at the turn of the 20th century. The magazine is credited with having started the tradition of muckraking journalism (investigative journ ...
'' magazines.
In 1919 he joined the
Hearst Corporation
Hearst Corporation, Hearst Holdings Inc. and Hearst Communications Inc. comprise an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate owned by the Hearst family and based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan in New York ...
, where he stayed until his retirement in 1973.
In 1941
William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst (; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper publisher and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His extravagant methods of yellow jou ...
personally chose him as successor to his role.
In 1942 Berlin became president of the company and after Hearst's death in 1951 he became chief executive officer.
claimed in 1991 that Berlin had suffered from
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems wit ...
starting in the mid-1960s and that caused him to shut down several Hearst newspapers without just cause.
Personal life
Berlin's daughter was
Warhol superstar Brigid Berlin
Brigid Emmett Berlin (September 6, 1939 – July 17, 2020), also known as Brigid Polk, was an American artist and Warhol superstar.
Life and career
Early years
Berlin was born on September 6, 1939, in Manhattan in New York City. She was the ...
. He was also the godfather of writer
A.J. Cronin
Archibald Joseph Cronin (Cronogue) (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is '' The Citadel'' (1937), about a Scottish physician who serves in a Welsh mining village before achieving succes ...
’s youngest son.
Death
Berlin died in
Rye, New York
Rye is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, within the New York metropolitan area, New York City metropolitan area. It received its charter as a city in 1942, making it the most recent such charter in the state. Its area of ...
on January 28, 1986.
References
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1894 births
1986 deaths
Hearst Communications people
People from Rye, New York