Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: William Randolph Hearst ( April 29 , 1863 -- August 14 , 1951 ) was an American newspaper magnate , born in San Francisco , California .
Simplified: William Randolph Hearst ( April 29 , 1863 â `` August 14 , 1951 ) was an American newspaper magnate and leading newspaper publisher .