Howard Hughes was a Texas-born aviator, industrialist and Hollywood producer, and an enormously wealthy man. His companies built experimental aircraft including some related to space exploration.US Centennial of Flight: Hughes Aircraft His life has been the inspiration of several recent movies including The Aviator, The Hoax, and Iron Man.
Howard Hughes Movies
Hell's Angels, The Front Page, Scarface, The Outlaw
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Ella Rice (married June 1, 1925, divorced 1929), Jean Peters (married 1957, divorced 1971)Famous Texans: Howard Hughes
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Inherited Hughes Tool Company MSN Encarta: Howard Hughes
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Founded Hughes Aircraft Corporation, 1932US Centennial of Flight: Hughes Aircraft
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Set many aviation records, including a world speed record of 332 mph in 1935US Centennial of Flight: Hughes Aircraft
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Owned controlling interest in Trans World Airlines (TWA) MSN Encarta: Howard Hughes
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Founded Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1953 MSN Encarta: Howard Hughes
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Controlled RKO Pictures between 1948 and 1953Wikipedia Howard Hughes
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Hughes Aircraft was investigated by the U.S. Senate in 1947 for mismanagement of an aviation project, but the case was dropped when Hughes delivered the XF-11 photoreconnaissance planeUS Centennial of Flight: Hughes Aircraft
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Formed Hughes Space and Communications Company in 1961US Centennial of Flight: Hughes Aircraft
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His chief of staff Robert Maheu had a role in the CIA's plot to kill Fidel Castro, aided by organized crimeFamous Texans: Howard Hughes
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His mental decline during the last few years of his life has been well-documented MSN Encarta: Howard Hughes
