Print
Word
PDF|
This section contains 147 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) |
|
Hughes had a lifelong passion for movies, planes, and beautiful women. He fulfilled his nihilistic pleasures and later in life became a pitiful drug addict and recluse. At the time of his death, Hughes's estate was valued at over $650 million. In the 1980s, however, the empire was destroyed as GM bought Hughes Aircraft and Hughes Tool Company was sold. One cannot view Hughes without seeing his seedier side, but in the 1930s he was a pioneer and an American hero. Few would have believed that Howard Hughes was destined for such a tragic life.
Sources:
Timothy Foote, "A Silver Speedster from the 1930s Evokes the Golden Age of Flight, a Pair of World-Class Speed Records and the Early Triumphs of Howard Hughes' Ultimately Tragic Life" Smithsonian, 25 (February 1995);
Charles Higham, Howard Hughes: The Secret Life (New York: Putnam, 1993).
Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr.
1889-1974
Oil Tycoon
|
This section contains 147 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) |
|
