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If someone knows the name of Hearst's movie company, please add it to the article's third paragraph:
Thanks! :-) — Frecklefoot 21:36, 19 Nov 2003 (UTC)
The IMDb has some trivia on "Citizen Kane." The movie, based on Hearst, states that "Rosebud" was Hearst's pet name for Marion Davies' clitoris. I don't know if this is true, and it's kind of tasteless, so I don't know whether or not to add it to the article. Anyone else? — Frecklefoot 21:36, 19 Nov 2003 (UTC)
-tentnytoes
Um, that was the name of Charle Fosters Kane's sled (from Citizen Kane). <nowiki></nowiki>— [[User:Frecklefoot|Frecklefoot]] | [[User talk:Frecklefoot|Talk]] 02:04, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
I can't believe whoever wrote the end referred to one of the greatest films of all time as a "docudrama"
It's about lots of people, an amalgamation of folks like Hearst, Howard Hughes, and others. In the film, "Rosebud" is the name of the sled, which reminds Kane of his mother, who abandoned him at a young age. Whether or not Orson Welles used the name of Hearst's mistress's body part as the word in his film is debatable and not really encyclopedic (no one knows for sure.) I don't know how to change this in the entry, but Xanadu is not necessarily a "parody" of Hearst Castle. It may be its inspiration, or even just part of its inspiration, but to categorically say that Xanadu IS Hearst Castle is most likely wrong. Thor Rudebeck 19:19, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
i would say that xanadu from citizen kane is not a "parody" of the Hearst Castle, as the article in its current form states. BBnet3000 18:50, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Shouldn't the images in the article to be subject to a different license since Hearst Castle is technically owned by the Hearst Corporation and any photography taken there are not to be used for any commercial purpose: Hearst Castle.Org - Kingxii 08:20, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Marion Davies should be included on this page. Her wikipedia entry states in part: "By the mid-1920s, however, Marion's career was often overshadowed by her relationship with married media mogul William Randolph Hearst and their fabulous social life at San Simeon and Ocean House in Santa Monica.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Davies —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nowax ( talk • contribs) 19:29, 23 March 2007 (UTC).
To make the tours more accessible to international visitors, the recorded tour guides on the bus ride from the visitor center to the castle give the areas of the castle grounds and Hearst's estate in "square hectometers", rather than the more common "square kilometers."
Is there evidence of this? And how exactly would expressing area in square hectometers make it more accessible to international visitors? -- skew-t 21:04, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Julia Morgan's name was recently added to then deleted from the lead paragraph. The removal was made in the name of taking out redundant material, but of course the lead section is supposed to be a brief statement of what will be covered in more detail in the rest of the article. The lead section should note why the building is important, what it's known for, why there's even an article about it. A building of this scale almost always includes the architect in the lead section. This building in particular wouldn't have taken the shape it did without Morgan's influence. Why wouldn't Julia Morgan be in the lead? Binksternet ( talk) 15:42, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
One of the pictures on the page has the caption "Hearst Castle as seen from California State Route 1. But looking over the location of the castle and the route of CSR1, the road doesn't go anywhere near the site of the castle. Am I missing something here or is that a mistake by someone? DragonFury ( talk) 16:23, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Hearst Castle itself is not visible from Highway 1.
The visitor center and parking lot is though. Those were built by the state when they opened it for tours. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cdurand ( talk • contribs) 15:04, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
... has been deleted because is not notable enough, "has been hinting at plans that did not work out, not notable enough" says [[ User:Binksternet]]. I think -as anybody can read in the link I put as reference- is on of the most beatiful (and sad) stories of Hearst project. And it's no exactly a plan that did not work" because the Abbey travelled half world and are now still trying to get its proper and old form (and their rests can be seen still in Europe (As you can see in German (Kloster Óvila) and Spanish (Monasterio de Santa María de Óvila) wikipedias.-- Pablomfa ( talk) 19:26, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
There is no explanation as to why the Hearst family donated the estate. Was there a dispute over the property? We need the reason. 2602:306:C485:DB00:F854:EAEB:A1E4:7FAD ( talk) 19:29, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
Not sure what it's supposed to say, but the phrase "The Casa Grande is the 60,treasure-foot centerpiece of Hearst Castle" is obviously broken. 76.238.180.214 ( talk) 00:09, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
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The Castle's reservoir mentioned in the fourth paragraph of the design section is on an unnamed hill, not on Rocky Butte. I lived in the area between 1953 and 1979, so the misplacement of Rocky Butte was easy to spot. Rocky Butte is south of Pine Mountain. I believe the error may be due to Google Maps which also places the name "Rocky Butte" on the location of the Castle's reservoir, in error.
USGS Topo Maps examined free at TopoQuest.com [1] Pebblestone 7.5 Quad shows Rocky Butte in Range 8 E, Township 26 S, Section 24. Pine Mountain also in same Township and Range, but in Section 10. The San Simeon 7.5 Quadrangle does not divide that section of the Hearst Ranch into Township and Range, but the Reservoir is shown about 120 deg 9 min W and 35 deg 41 min N on an unnamed hill with elevation 1790 feet. Castle hilltop is show about 1600 feet.
A search of Geographic Names Info Service (GNIS) at [2] gives these coordinates
Rocky Butte (Pebblestone Shut-in map): 35 39 55 N and 121 03 34 W (Elevation 3422) Pine Mountain (Pebblestone Shut-in map): 35 41 24 N and 121 05 40 W (Elevation 3586)
The GNIS site also uses the name Pine Mountainfor another location on the San Simeon quadrangle, but with elevation 1125
References
This entire paragraph has no citations, " One condition of the Hearst Corporation's donation of the estate was that the Hearst family would be allowed to use it when they wished. Patty Hearst, a granddaughter of William Randolph, related that as a child, she hid behind statues in the Neptune Pool while tours passed by. Although the main estate is now a museum, the Hearst family continues to use an older Victorian house on the property as a retreat – the original house built by George Hearst in the late 19th century. The house is screened from tourist routes by a dense grove of eucalyptus trees to provide maximum privacy for the guests. In 2001, Patty Hearst hosted a Travel Channel show on the estate, and Amanda Hearst modeled for a fashion photo shoot at the estate for a Hearst Corporation magazine, Town and Country, in 2006."
I'm also interested in knowing - does the State pay the cost to maintain the private Victorian house that the Hearst's continue to use? 2602:306:CFC7:CB00:0:0:0:45E ( talk) 17:45, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
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Here are some references from KJP1 and myself, for use in expanding the article. Binksternet ( talk) 22:46, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
The main text uses Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, the infobox uses Mediterranean Revival architecture. I think the former is more accurate? KJP1 ( talk) 11:02, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Do we need a map/plan? Of the house? Of the estate? Casa Grande isn't too complicated a layout, until you start going up. Then the levels/mezzanines start to become a bit confusing. Must not forget the Americans don't do a Ground floor. KJP1 ( talk) 17:06, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Is the correct style Casa Grande, Casa del Monte etc. or La Casa Grande, La Casa del Monte, or doesn't it matter? I think MoS deprecates "the", as in The Assembly room, in titles but what about in the text? KJP1 ( talk) 18:38, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
How to get Wikitionary links into the article, [10] and [11]? KJP1 ( talk) 10:55, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
There's a nice quote in Loe (1994) abut the calamitous loss of wildlife at the zoo in the early 30s but it will fit better in History than Architecture (pp=80-81) KJP1 ( talk) 14:48, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
Note to self. Early part needs more cites and clarification.
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This is a nice snippet for the biography section.
Greatly appreciating all the work done recently by KJP1. Inspiring!
I will be considering what more to bring to the page, issues of completeness and balance, reading flow and clarity. Binksternet ( talk) 14:41, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
At some point, we need to look at this. If they're worth having, we should probably be using them. If they're not, they should probably go. Not sure, for example, that a 40-year old recipe book will contribute a great deal to an understanding of the castle. On the other hand, Hearst and Morgan's correspondence certainly would. Why ever's that not available on Amazon? KJP1 ( talk) 15:58, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
@ KJP1: You have no consensus for your wordsmithing. Per WP:BRD, please discuss lest we get to WP:ANEW. Chris Troutman ( talk) 17:48, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
B - do you happen to know, is the pier shown here, William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach, the pier/wharf constructed by WRH to transport material to the castle? KJP1 ( talk) 15:21, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
In the infobox, the name "Hearst San Simeon Estate" appears. Why that, instead of the familiar "Hearst Castle"? Is there a general rule about using the NRHP infobox template that we must use the name assigned by the NRHP? Kastner writes on page 13 of her 2000 book that, "in the scholarly world 'Hearst Castle' [is] the name most commonly used for the estate since the thirties..." The NRHP application lists La Cuesta Encantada first as the historic name, and "Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument" second as an alternative name, but the NRHP chose to formulate the name as "Hearst San Simeon Estate". [14] Just a minor concern. Binksternet ( talk) 21:57, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
We could list some of the important events that have happened at Hearst Castle, one of them certainly being a bomb blast set by allies of the Symbionese Liberation Army on February 12, 1976, in retaliation for Patty Hearst testifying in court, denouncing the SLA. The terrorists threatened more bombs and demanded $250k. The explosion caused $1M damage to the Casa del Sol guest house, tearing a hole in the wall, three minutes after a large tour group passed by. The case was never solved. [15] [16] [17] [18] Binksternet ( talk) 21:57, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
According the guideline WP:IMGSIZE, we should not be setting exact image sizes. The Huhsz pointed out the guideline last month, but was reverted. The reason for the guideline is that many readers will see the article on mobile devices, and the images should be able to scale to different sizes for different display platforms. Take a look at the article on your phone and see what happens.
For the panorama shot, let's choose between scaling the image with "upright", or scrolling the image left and right with "wide image". Try looking at the images below on multiple devices, or at least decrease your window size and refresh. Binksternet ( talk) 16:15, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
Winston Churchill, then out of office and no doubt needing the money badly - he had a huge income from his writing, most of which went on his extravagant lifestyle - after his losses on Wall Street in October 1929, was quite heavily linked to Hearst in the 1929-31 period.
I'm sure Peter Clarke "Mr Churchill's Profession" (on his writing career) and David Lough "No More Champagne" (on his finances) will have more details. From memory he made two trips to North America in these years, and was talking about film scripts and stuff like that, as well as writing syndicated articles.
There is a small amount of material about young Randolph and Hearst in Randolph's biog. He allegedly lost his cherry to Tilly Losch on a visit to Hearst Castle. Paulturtle ( talk) 07:06, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
Cheers. Lough has some fuller quotes about Churchill's view of Hearst. Clarke (I tracked down my copy last night) has only one index entry on Hearst, sadly. Paulturtle ( talk) 18:50, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
Hearst Castle is not in San Simeon, but about three miles away. One cannot drive to Hearst Castle without permission to use the private road between Highway 1 and the hilltop. San Simeon may refer to Rancho San Simeon or to the village of San Simeon a populated place at 35.644 and -121.189. Hearst Castlerefers to "Hearst San Simeon Estate" or "La Cuesta Encantada." San Simeon (the village/populated place) and the Hearst Castle Visitor Center))(at 35.650 N. and -121.186) are about 3 miles from the buildings and grounds of "Hearst San Simeon Estate" at 35.685 N and -121.16. The Lat/Long are from Google Maps. I did not know whether to use the Deg-Min-Sec or Deg.decimal format, so I used the latter. Hearst Castle is not "in San Simeon". Whschirmer ( talk) 22:41, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
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KJP1 ( talk) 15:10, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
The Gnome and I are currently engaged in a bit of an edit-war. [See below]. KJP1 ( talk) 10:47, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
Greetings, all. An RfC has opened up at the here, at the talk page of the article Citizen Kane, after a difference of opinion between KJP1 and myself about the term " satire" being used in this article to characterize the Kane film. (See opening section.) The choice of the term for the entirety of Kane is, in my opinion, inadequately supported, unjust, and arbitrary. I therefore started an RfC as above. Anyone interested to participate is welcome there. Please do not start a duplicate discussion here about the same subject. Take care. - The Gnome ( talk) 10:47, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
I'm unsure why The Gnome has chosen to start an RfC at Citizen Kane, rather than here, but I'll post my comments in both for ease.
Very pleased of course to discuss and see if a consensus can be reached. KJP1 ( talk) 11:24, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
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If someone knows the name of Hearst's movie company, please add it to the article's third paragraph:
Thanks! :-) — Frecklefoot 21:36, 19 Nov 2003 (UTC)
The IMDb has some trivia on "Citizen Kane." The movie, based on Hearst, states that "Rosebud" was Hearst's pet name for Marion Davies' clitoris. I don't know if this is true, and it's kind of tasteless, so I don't know whether or not to add it to the article. Anyone else? — Frecklefoot 21:36, 19 Nov 2003 (UTC)
-tentnytoes
Um, that was the name of Charle Fosters Kane's sled (from Citizen Kane). <nowiki></nowiki>— [[User:Frecklefoot|Frecklefoot]] | [[User talk:Frecklefoot|Talk]] 02:04, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
I can't believe whoever wrote the end referred to one of the greatest films of all time as a "docudrama"
It's about lots of people, an amalgamation of folks like Hearst, Howard Hughes, and others. In the film, "Rosebud" is the name of the sled, which reminds Kane of his mother, who abandoned him at a young age. Whether or not Orson Welles used the name of Hearst's mistress's body part as the word in his film is debatable and not really encyclopedic (no one knows for sure.) I don't know how to change this in the entry, but Xanadu is not necessarily a "parody" of Hearst Castle. It may be its inspiration, or even just part of its inspiration, but to categorically say that Xanadu IS Hearst Castle is most likely wrong. Thor Rudebeck 19:19, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
i would say that xanadu from citizen kane is not a "parody" of the Hearst Castle, as the article in its current form states. BBnet3000 18:50, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Shouldn't the images in the article to be subject to a different license since Hearst Castle is technically owned by the Hearst Corporation and any photography taken there are not to be used for any commercial purpose: Hearst Castle.Org - Kingxii 08:20, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Marion Davies should be included on this page. Her wikipedia entry states in part: "By the mid-1920s, however, Marion's career was often overshadowed by her relationship with married media mogul William Randolph Hearst and their fabulous social life at San Simeon and Ocean House in Santa Monica.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Davies —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nowax ( talk • contribs) 19:29, 23 March 2007 (UTC).
To make the tours more accessible to international visitors, the recorded tour guides on the bus ride from the visitor center to the castle give the areas of the castle grounds and Hearst's estate in "square hectometers", rather than the more common "square kilometers."
Is there evidence of this? And how exactly would expressing area in square hectometers make it more accessible to international visitors? -- skew-t 21:04, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Julia Morgan's name was recently added to then deleted from the lead paragraph. The removal was made in the name of taking out redundant material, but of course the lead section is supposed to be a brief statement of what will be covered in more detail in the rest of the article. The lead section should note why the building is important, what it's known for, why there's even an article about it. A building of this scale almost always includes the architect in the lead section. This building in particular wouldn't have taken the shape it did without Morgan's influence. Why wouldn't Julia Morgan be in the lead? Binksternet ( talk) 15:42, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
One of the pictures on the page has the caption "Hearst Castle as seen from California State Route 1. But looking over the location of the castle and the route of CSR1, the road doesn't go anywhere near the site of the castle. Am I missing something here or is that a mistake by someone? DragonFury ( talk) 16:23, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Hearst Castle itself is not visible from Highway 1.
The visitor center and parking lot is though. Those were built by the state when they opened it for tours. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cdurand ( talk • contribs) 15:04, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
... has been deleted because is not notable enough, "has been hinting at plans that did not work out, not notable enough" says [[ User:Binksternet]]. I think -as anybody can read in the link I put as reference- is on of the most beatiful (and sad) stories of Hearst project. And it's no exactly a plan that did not work" because the Abbey travelled half world and are now still trying to get its proper and old form (and their rests can be seen still in Europe (As you can see in German (Kloster Óvila) and Spanish (Monasterio de Santa María de Óvila) wikipedias.-- Pablomfa ( talk) 19:26, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
There is no explanation as to why the Hearst family donated the estate. Was there a dispute over the property? We need the reason. 2602:306:C485:DB00:F854:EAEB:A1E4:7FAD ( talk) 19:29, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
Not sure what it's supposed to say, but the phrase "The Casa Grande is the 60,treasure-foot centerpiece of Hearst Castle" is obviously broken. 76.238.180.214 ( talk) 00:09, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
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The Castle's reservoir mentioned in the fourth paragraph of the design section is on an unnamed hill, not on Rocky Butte. I lived in the area between 1953 and 1979, so the misplacement of Rocky Butte was easy to spot. Rocky Butte is south of Pine Mountain. I believe the error may be due to Google Maps which also places the name "Rocky Butte" on the location of the Castle's reservoir, in error.
USGS Topo Maps examined free at TopoQuest.com [1] Pebblestone 7.5 Quad shows Rocky Butte in Range 8 E, Township 26 S, Section 24. Pine Mountain also in same Township and Range, but in Section 10. The San Simeon 7.5 Quadrangle does not divide that section of the Hearst Ranch into Township and Range, but the Reservoir is shown about 120 deg 9 min W and 35 deg 41 min N on an unnamed hill with elevation 1790 feet. Castle hilltop is show about 1600 feet.
A search of Geographic Names Info Service (GNIS) at [2] gives these coordinates
Rocky Butte (Pebblestone Shut-in map): 35 39 55 N and 121 03 34 W (Elevation 3422) Pine Mountain (Pebblestone Shut-in map): 35 41 24 N and 121 05 40 W (Elevation 3586)
The GNIS site also uses the name Pine Mountainfor another location on the San Simeon quadrangle, but with elevation 1125
References
This entire paragraph has no citations, " One condition of the Hearst Corporation's donation of the estate was that the Hearst family would be allowed to use it when they wished. Patty Hearst, a granddaughter of William Randolph, related that as a child, she hid behind statues in the Neptune Pool while tours passed by. Although the main estate is now a museum, the Hearst family continues to use an older Victorian house on the property as a retreat – the original house built by George Hearst in the late 19th century. The house is screened from tourist routes by a dense grove of eucalyptus trees to provide maximum privacy for the guests. In 2001, Patty Hearst hosted a Travel Channel show on the estate, and Amanda Hearst modeled for a fashion photo shoot at the estate for a Hearst Corporation magazine, Town and Country, in 2006."
I'm also interested in knowing - does the State pay the cost to maintain the private Victorian house that the Hearst's continue to use? 2602:306:CFC7:CB00:0:0:0:45E ( talk) 17:45, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
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Here are some references from KJP1 and myself, for use in expanding the article. Binksternet ( talk) 22:46, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
The main text uses Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, the infobox uses Mediterranean Revival architecture. I think the former is more accurate? KJP1 ( talk) 11:02, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Do we need a map/plan? Of the house? Of the estate? Casa Grande isn't too complicated a layout, until you start going up. Then the levels/mezzanines start to become a bit confusing. Must not forget the Americans don't do a Ground floor. KJP1 ( talk) 17:06, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Is the correct style Casa Grande, Casa del Monte etc. or La Casa Grande, La Casa del Monte, or doesn't it matter? I think MoS deprecates "the", as in The Assembly room, in titles but what about in the text? KJP1 ( talk) 18:38, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
How to get Wikitionary links into the article, [10] and [11]? KJP1 ( talk) 10:55, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
There's a nice quote in Loe (1994) abut the calamitous loss of wildlife at the zoo in the early 30s but it will fit better in History than Architecture (pp=80-81) KJP1 ( talk) 14:48, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
Note to self. Early part needs more cites and clarification.
KJP1 (
talk)
19:24, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
This is a nice snippet for the biography section.
Greatly appreciating all the work done recently by KJP1. Inspiring!
I will be considering what more to bring to the page, issues of completeness and balance, reading flow and clarity. Binksternet ( talk) 14:41, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
At some point, we need to look at this. If they're worth having, we should probably be using them. If they're not, they should probably go. Not sure, for example, that a 40-year old recipe book will contribute a great deal to an understanding of the castle. On the other hand, Hearst and Morgan's correspondence certainly would. Why ever's that not available on Amazon? KJP1 ( talk) 15:58, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
@ KJP1: You have no consensus for your wordsmithing. Per WP:BRD, please discuss lest we get to WP:ANEW. Chris Troutman ( talk) 17:48, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
B - do you happen to know, is the pier shown here, William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach, the pier/wharf constructed by WRH to transport material to the castle? KJP1 ( talk) 15:21, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
In the infobox, the name "Hearst San Simeon Estate" appears. Why that, instead of the familiar "Hearst Castle"? Is there a general rule about using the NRHP infobox template that we must use the name assigned by the NRHP? Kastner writes on page 13 of her 2000 book that, "in the scholarly world 'Hearst Castle' [is] the name most commonly used for the estate since the thirties..." The NRHP application lists La Cuesta Encantada first as the historic name, and "Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument" second as an alternative name, but the NRHP chose to formulate the name as "Hearst San Simeon Estate". [14] Just a minor concern. Binksternet ( talk) 21:57, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
We could list some of the important events that have happened at Hearst Castle, one of them certainly being a bomb blast set by allies of the Symbionese Liberation Army on February 12, 1976, in retaliation for Patty Hearst testifying in court, denouncing the SLA. The terrorists threatened more bombs and demanded $250k. The explosion caused $1M damage to the Casa del Sol guest house, tearing a hole in the wall, three minutes after a large tour group passed by. The case was never solved. [15] [16] [17] [18] Binksternet ( talk) 21:57, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
According the guideline WP:IMGSIZE, we should not be setting exact image sizes. The Huhsz pointed out the guideline last month, but was reverted. The reason for the guideline is that many readers will see the article on mobile devices, and the images should be able to scale to different sizes for different display platforms. Take a look at the article on your phone and see what happens.
For the panorama shot, let's choose between scaling the image with "upright", or scrolling the image left and right with "wide image". Try looking at the images below on multiple devices, or at least decrease your window size and refresh. Binksternet ( talk) 16:15, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
Winston Churchill, then out of office and no doubt needing the money badly - he had a huge income from his writing, most of which went on his extravagant lifestyle - after his losses on Wall Street in October 1929, was quite heavily linked to Hearst in the 1929-31 period.
I'm sure Peter Clarke "Mr Churchill's Profession" (on his writing career) and David Lough "No More Champagne" (on his finances) will have more details. From memory he made two trips to North America in these years, and was talking about film scripts and stuff like that, as well as writing syndicated articles.
There is a small amount of material about young Randolph and Hearst in Randolph's biog. He allegedly lost his cherry to Tilly Losch on a visit to Hearst Castle. Paulturtle ( talk) 07:06, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
Cheers. Lough has some fuller quotes about Churchill's view of Hearst. Clarke (I tracked down my copy last night) has only one index entry on Hearst, sadly. Paulturtle ( talk) 18:50, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
Hearst Castle is not in San Simeon, but about three miles away. One cannot drive to Hearst Castle without permission to use the private road between Highway 1 and the hilltop. San Simeon may refer to Rancho San Simeon or to the village of San Simeon a populated place at 35.644 and -121.189. Hearst Castlerefers to "Hearst San Simeon Estate" or "La Cuesta Encantada." San Simeon (the village/populated place) and the Hearst Castle Visitor Center))(at 35.650 N. and -121.186) are about 3 miles from the buildings and grounds of "Hearst San Simeon Estate" at 35.685 N and -121.16. The Lat/Long are from Google Maps. I did not know whether to use the Deg-Min-Sec or Deg.decimal format, so I used the latter. Hearst Castle is not "in San Simeon". Whschirmer ( talk) 22:41, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Tim riley ( talk · contribs) 16:03, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
I commented at the peer review of this article, but have otherwise had minimal input and I am happy to review. Starting first perusal now; more soonest. Tim riley talk 16:03, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
This is plainly of GA, and in my view FA, standard. A few minor points you may like to consider.
Nothing to cause alarm and despondency there. Over to you. Tim riley talk 12:07, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
On to FAC! Pray ping me then. Tim riley talk 14:22, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
KJP1 ( talk) 15:10, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
The Gnome and I are currently engaged in a bit of an edit-war. [See below]. KJP1 ( talk) 10:47, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
Greetings, all. An RfC has opened up at the here, at the talk page of the article Citizen Kane, after a difference of opinion between KJP1 and myself about the term " satire" being used in this article to characterize the Kane film. (See opening section.) The choice of the term for the entirety of Kane is, in my opinion, inadequately supported, unjust, and arbitrary. I therefore started an RfC as above. Anyone interested to participate is welcome there. Please do not start a duplicate discussion here about the same subject. Take care. - The Gnome ( talk) 10:47, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
I'm unsure why The Gnome has chosen to start an RfC at Citizen Kane, rather than here, but I'll post my comments in both for ease.
Very pleased of course to discuss and see if a consensus can be reached. KJP1 ( talk) 11:24, 24 April 2023 (UTC)