Short Biography

dang he has a lot of "relationships"
Billionaire Howard Robard Hughes Jr.was born on 24 December, 1905 in Houston Texas to Allene Gano and Howard Hughes Sr., the inventor of the drill bit tool. He was orphaned at age 18 and went on to become one of the richest man in the world having conquered the fields of aviation (breaking and setting records as well as heralding the age of commercial flight), and film production in Hollywood under RKO productions.Before his death on 05 April ,1976, he owned 20% of Las Vegas Hotels and Casinos.His most enduring legacy is the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.He died a lonely and broken man, surrounded by hordes of Mormon aides, an addict and a shell of his former dashing and charming self.
In their book, "Howard Hughes, The Untold Story", authors Peter Harry Brown and Pat H.Broeske gave a fitting tribute to Howard when they said that.."His legacy is in the skies and in Las Vegas and on the screen. To Hughes, the skies were there to conquer; the desert was a frontier, not a wasteland; and the censorship codes were something to fight, not fear. He also left a stunning medical bequest.....the Howard Hughes Medical Institute......."
He is one of a kind and truly one of 20th century`s most amazing and hauntingly memorable figures.

Miscellaneous Information

Friends and Family

Ben Hecht [Friend]

Samuel Goldwyn [Friend]

Darryl Zanuck [Friend]

Randolph Scott [Friend]

Jack Real [Friend] (Was the last best friend Howard ever had,was also into aviation.)

William Randolph Hearst jr. [Friend] (Son of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst Sr.)

Dudley C. Sharp [Friend]

Robert Mitchum [Friend]

Ben Lyon [Friend]

Greg Bautzer [Friend] (Howard`s lawyer and confidant for many years)

Walter Kane [Friend]

Cary Grant [Friend]

Johnny Mayer [Associate]

Noah Dietrich [Associate]

Allene Gano [Mother]

Howard Robard Hughes, Sr. [Father]

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