Millicent Hearst

Millicent Hearst
Millicent Hearst, 1916
Born
Millicent Veronica Willson

(1882-07-16)July 16, 1882
New York City, NY, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 1974(1974-12-05) (aged 92)
New York City, NY, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
Occupation(s)Performer, socialite, philanthropist, owner of Hearst Corporation
Spouse
(m. 1903; sep. 1926)
Children
Parent(s)George Willson
Hannah Murray Willson
RelativesAnita Willson (older sister)

Millicent Veronica Hearst (née Willson; July 16, 1882  December 5, 1974), was the wife of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Willson was a vaudeville performer in New York City whom Hearst admired, and they married in 1903. The couple had five sons, but began to drift apart in the mid-1920s, when Millicent became tired of her husband's longtime affair with actress Marion Davies.