William Randolph Hearst Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Beverly Hills mansion === In 1947, Hearst paid $120,000 for an H-shaped Beverly Hills mansion, (located at 1011 N. Beverly Dr.), on 3.7 acres three blocks from [[Sunset Boulevard]]. The [[Beverly Estate|Beverly House]], as it has come to be known, has some cinematic connections. According to ''Hearst Over Hollywood'', [[John F. Kennedy|John]] and [[Jacqueline Kennedy]] stayed at the house for part of their honeymoon. The house appeared in the film ''[[The Godfather]]'' (1972).{{explain|date=December 2020}}<ref name="expensive">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6290160.stm |title="Most expensive" U.S. home on sale |work=BBC News |date=July 11, 2007 |access-date=July 26, 2013 |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615164802/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6290160.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the early 1890s, Hearst began building a mansion on the hills overlooking Pleasanton, California, on land purchased by his father a decade earlier. Hearst's mother took over the project, hired Julia Morgan to finish it as her home, and named it [[Hacienda del Pozo de Verona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.castlewoodcc.org/default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=254060&ssid=113155&vnf=1|title=Castlewood History β Castlewood Country Club|work=castlewoodcc.org|access-date=November 24, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129152422/http://www.castlewoodcc.org/default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=254060&ssid=113155&vnf=1|url-status=live}}</ref> After her death, it was acquired by Castlewood Country Club, which used it as their clubhouse from 1925 to 1969, when it was destroyed in a major fire. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page