Born on February the 20th 1954, Patricia Campbell Hearst was the granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. William created the largest newspaper, magazine, newsreel, and movie business in the world.

Patricia’s great-grandmother, William’s mother, was the famous philanthropist Phoebe Hearst. The Hearst family had immense political influence in the USA and were strongly anti-Communism, going back to before World War II.