On Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes in February 1938

Born

Howard Robard Hughes Jr.

December 24, 1905
Humble, Texas, U.S.

Died

April 5, 1976 (aged70)

en route to Houston, Texas, U.S.

Resting
place

Glenwood Cemetery, Houston,

Texas

Residence

Houston, Texas

Nationality

United States

Education

Thacher School

Almamater California Institute of Technology

Rice University (dropped out in
1924)[1]
Occupation Chairman and CEO of Summa
Corporation
Founder of The Howard Hughes

place

Texas

Residence

Houston, Texas

Nationality

United States

Education

Thacher School

Almamater California Institute of Technology

Rice University (dropped out in
1924)[1]
Occupation Chairman and CEO of Summa
Corporation
Founder of The Howard Hughes
Corporation
Founder of the Hughes Aircraft
Company
Founder and benefactor of
theHoward Hughes Medical
Institute
Yearsactive 192676
Hometown Houston, Texas
Networth

$1.5billion (equivalent to
$6.25billion in today's dollars).[2]
at the time of his death
(approximately 1/1190th of
U.S.GNP)[3]

Board
memberof

Hughes Aircraft Company,

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Religion

Methodism

Spouse(s)

Ella Botts Rice (m.192529)

Jean Peters (m.195771)

Parent(s)

Howard R. Hughes Sr.

Allene Stone Gano
Aviation career

Knownfor

Hughes Aircraft Company; Films.

Famous
flights

Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce

Goose), Transcontinental
airspeed record from Los
Angeles to Newark NJ (1937),
round the world airspeed record
(1938)

Awards

Harmon Trophy (1936 and 1938)

Collier Trophy (1938)
Congressional Gold Medal

Parent(s)

Howard R. Hughes Sr.

Allene Stone Gano
Aviation career

Knownfor

Hughes Aircraft Company; Films.

Famous
flights

Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce

Goose), Transcontinental
airspeed record from Los
Angeles to Newark NJ (1937),
round the world airspeed record
(1938)

Awards

Harmon Trophy (1936 and 1938)

Collier Trophy (1938)
Congressional Gold Medal
(1939)
Octave Chanute Award (1940)
National Aviation Hall of Fame
(1973)
Signature

Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 April 5, 1976) was
an American entrepreneur, known during his life as one of the most
financially successful individuals in the world. First making a name for
himself as a film producer, he then became an influential figure in the
aviation industry. Later in life, he became known for his eccentric
behaviorand reclusive lifestyle which was caused in part by a
worsening obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD) and chronic pain
from a plane crash.
As a maverick film tycoon, Hughes gained prominence in Hollywood
from the late 1920s, making big-budget and often controversial films
like The Racket (1928), Hell's Angels(1930), Scarface (1932), and The
Outlaw (1943).
Hughes formed the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1932, hiring
numerous engineers and designers. He spent the rest of the 1930s
setting multiple world air speed records and building the Hughes H-1

Racer and H-4 Hercules (the "Spruce Goose"). He acquired and

expanded Trans World Airlines and later acquired Air West, renaming it
Hughes Airwest. Hughes was included in Flying Magazine's list of the
51 Heroes of Aviation, ranked at No. 25.[4] Today, his legacy is
maintained through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes

I think the reaction to this

particular movie he produced is
what really caused Howard
Hughes' unusual downfall.
Scarface: The Shame of the
Nation and The Shame of a
Nation) is a 1932
This original version is a must
see.
"To learn who rules over you,
simply find out who you are not
allowed to criticize."

Scarface (also known as Scarface: The Shame of the Nation and

The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 American Pre-Code gangster film
starring Paul Muni as Antonio "Tony" Camonte. It was produced by
Howard Hughes and Howard Hawks and directed by Hawks and
Richard Rosson. The story is based on Armitage Trail's 1929 novel of
the same name, which is loosely based on the rise and fall of Al
Capone. The film features Ann Dvorak as Camonte's sister, and also
stars Karen Morley, Osgood Perkins, and Boris Karloff. The plot
centers on gang warfare and police intervention when rival gangs fight

over control of Chicago. A version of the Saint Valentine's Day

Massacre is also depicted.
The film was the basis for the Brian De Palma 1983 film of the same
name starring Al Pacino.