• In 1909 Hughes’s father, Howard R. Hughes, Sr., invented a rotary bit for oil well drilling that made the family extremely wealthy.
  • He also retained Jane Russell's contract. For Howard Hughes, this was the virtual end of his 25-year involvement in the motion-picture industry.
  • Here you can learn all about the multi-millionaire and Las Vegas Developer known as Howard Hughes and how we acquired all of his wealth.
  • Howard Hughes in The Outlaw (1943). Ginger Rogers and Howard Hughes at the Rainbow Room. Howard Hughes atop The Spruce Goose, 1947.
  • Howard Hughes (December 24, 1905–April 5, 1976) was an American businessman, movie producer, aviator, and philanthropist.
  • Howard Hughes. We are improving the quality of life for our residents, tenants, customers and consumers, a virtuous cycle that goes on for decades.
  • Even today Howard Hughes remains a subject of curiosity, as Leonardo DiCaprio's film, The Aviator, bears witness.
  • And below are real audio recordings of the trial from 1947, which have Howard Hughes and the committee arguing magnificently.
  • Howard Robard Hughes, Jr was born on December 24, 1905, in Humble, Texas, U.S., to Howard R. Hughes, Sr., and Allene Stone Gano.
  • Howard Hughes was born in 1905, and four years later his father invented a rotary bit for oil well drilling that made the family extremely wealthy.