Self is a real person portrayed by William Randolph Hearst in the TV series American Experience (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Battle Over Citizen Kane (season 8), they were 132 years old.
They appear in 5 episodes out of a total of 387 aired so far
Self is also portrayed by Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Fontaine, Judy Garland, Paul Newman, Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, Charles Chaplin, Martin Scorsese and Nancy Allen.
Episodes5
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
episode S8.E7 january 1996Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' tt0033467. Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also as a relative complete bio of Hearst.The Massie Affair
episode S17.E8 april 2005In 1931, Honolulu's tropical tranquility was shattered when a young Navy wife made an allegation of rape against five islanders.Annie Oakley
episode S18.E12 may 2006This one hour documentary examines the life of the famed Sharp Shooter and Wild West performer, Annie Oakley from her birth in mid nineteenth century rural Pennsylvania to her death in 1926. Many myths are overturned and the program also features a little known trial when Annie Oakley had to sue The Hearst Newspaper chain all throughout the country for libel when they reported the activities of someone who was impersonating the famed sharpshooter and besmirching her reputation.Citizen Hearst: Part 1
episode S33.E7 september 2021In the 1930s, William Randolph Hearst's media empire included 28 newspapers, a movie studio, a syndicated wire service, radio stations and 13 magazines. Nearly one in four American families read a Hearst publication. His newspapers were so influential that Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Winston Churchill all wrote for him. The first practitioner of what is now known as "synergy," Hearst used his media stronghold to achieve unprecedented political power, then ran for office himself. After serving two terms in Congress, he came in second in the balloting for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1904. Perhaps best known as the inspiration for Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and his lavish castle in San Simeon, Hearst died in 1951 at the age of 88, having transformed the media's role in American life and politics. The two-part, four-hour film is based on historian David Nasaw's critically acclaimed biography, 'The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst.'Citizen Hearst: Part 2
episode S33.E8 september 2021In the 1930s, William Randolph Hearst's media empire included 28 newspapers, a movie studio, a syndicated wire service, radio stations and 13 magazines. Nearly one in four American families read a Hearst publication. His newspapers were so influential that Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Winston Churchill all wrote for him. The first practitioner of what is now known as "synergy," Hearst used his media stronghold to achieve unprecedented political power, then ran for office himself. After serving two terms in Congress, he came in second in the balloting for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1904. Perhaps best known as the inspiration for Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and his lavish castle in San Simeon, Hearst died in 1951 at the age of 88, having transformed the media's role in American life and politics. The two-part, four-hour film is based on historian David Nasaw's critically acclaimed biography, 'The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst.'
- The Battle Over Citizen Kane
- The Massie Affair
- Annie Oakley
- Citizen Hearst: Part 1
- Citizen Hearst: Part 2