I know this was based on Diana Oughton, not Hearst. I know this because I knew Diana and her family. Jim Oughton (dad) was a good friend to my father. I've been to their home, ate at their restaurant (long since closed). Mr. Oughton even gave me a horse which my dad said no to.
This isn't a bad film but when you know the people, it's a bit shallow. Art Carney is excellent in delivering the lines given him but Mr. Oughton was more generous and willing to help people with problems. He worked hard to help people with alcoholism. He had an easy laugh and while someone mentioned that being rich in Dwight Illinois isn't much, I assure you, this was a supremely privileged family.
I don't know. I realize this is a movie and stories need to bend but the real people were so much more interesting. It still makes me cry to know that Diana was only identified in that horrid explosion by fragments of her jaw and teeth.
This isn't a bad film but when you know the people, it's a bit shallow. Art Carney is excellent in delivering the lines given him but Mr. Oughton was more generous and willing to help people with problems. He worked hard to help people with alcoholism. He had an easy laugh and while someone mentioned that being rich in Dwight Illinois isn't much, I assure you, this was a supremely privileged family.
I don't know. I realize this is a movie and stories need to bend but the real people were so much more interesting. It still makes me cry to know that Diana was only identified in that horrid explosion by fragments of her jaw and teeth.