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Howard Hughes (I) (1905–1976)

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Multi-millionaire businessman, film producer, film director, and aviator, born in Houston, Texas. He studied at prestigious Rice University and the even more prestigious California Institute of Technology. Inherited his father's machine tool company in 1923. In 1926 he ventured into films, producing Hell's Angels... See full bio »

Born:

Howard Robard Hughes Jr.
in Humble, Texas, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Houston, Texas, USA
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Filmography

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1957 Jet Pilot (producer - uncredited)
 
1956 The Conqueror (producer - uncredited)
 
1955 Son of Sinbad (executive producer)
 
1953 Second Chance (producer - uncredited)
 
1953 The French Line (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1952 Macao (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1952 The Las Vegas Story (producer - uncredited)
 
1951 Two Tickets to Broadway (producer - uncredited)
 
1951 The Whip Hand (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1951 His Kind of Woman (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1950 Vendetta (producer)
 
1950 The Tattooed Stranger (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (producer - uncredited)
 
1943 Behind the Rising Sun (producer - uncredited)
 
1943 The Outlaw (producer)
 
1932 Scarface (producer - uncredited)
 
1932 Sky Devils (producer)
 
1932 Cock of the Air (producer)
 
1931 The Age for Love (producer - uncredited)
 
1931 The Front Page (producer - uncredited)
 
1930 Hell's Angels (producer - uncredited)
 
1928 The Mating Call (producer - uncredited)
 
1928 The Racket (producer - uncredited)
 
1927 Two Arabian Knights (producer - uncredited)
 
1926 Swell Hogan (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (23 titles)
1957 Jet Pilot (presenter)
 
1956 The Conqueror (presenter)
 
1955 Son of Sinbad (presenter)
 
1955 Underwater! (presenter)
 
1954 She Couldn't Say No (presenter)
 
1953 Devil's Canyon (presenter)
 
1953 Second Chance (presenter)
 
1953 Affair with a Stranger (presenter - uncredited)
 
1953 The French Line (presenter)
 
1952 Angel Face (presenter)
 
1952 One Minute to Zero (presenter)
 
1952 The Las Vegas Story (presenter)
 
1951 The Racket (presenter)
 
1951 Two Tickets to Broadway (presenter)
 
1951 His Kind of Woman (presenter)
 
1951 Flying Leathernecks (presenter)
 
1943 The Outlaw (presenter)
 
1932 Scarface (direction supervisor - uncredited, presenter)
 
1931 The Front Page (presenter)
 
1930 Hell's Angels (presenter)
 
1928 The Mating Call (presenter)
 
1928 The Racket (presenter - as Howard R. Hughes)
 
1927 Two Arabian Knights (presenter)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1943 The Outlaw
 
1930 Hell's Angels
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1951 His Kind of Woman (uncredited)
 
1950 Vendetta (director: 1949 added sequences and pickup shots - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2006 The American Aviator: The Howard Hughes Story
Himself
 
1947 Paramount News Special: 1947, Year of Division (documentary short)
Himself - subject of Congressional investigation
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (24 titles)
2011 The Will (TV series)
 
2011 Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2003-2008 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Best Evidence (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Underworld Histories (TV series)
 
2006 The Hoax
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
2004 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Modern Marvels (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Howard Hughes: His Life, Loves and Films (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Cleavage (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (TV documentary)
 
1997 Universe Beneath the Sea (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Great Romances of the 20th Century: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 The Real Las Vegas (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1996 American Justice (TV series documentary)
 
1993 Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America
Himself
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

An amateur aeronautical engineer, he designed and built the Hercules, commonly known as the Spruce Goose, the largest passenger airplane ever built at the time, and built almost entirely of wood.

Publicity Listings:

12 Biographical Movies  | 29 Print Biographies  | 13 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute | Hughes Electronics | See more »

Alternate Names:

Howard R. Hughes

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Personal Quote:

We don't have a monopoly. Anyone who wants to dig a well without a Hughes bit can always use a pick and shovel. See more »

Trivia:

Hughes was an avid golfer and wanted to play on the golf tour, but gave it up because Bobby Jones told him that he couldn't win. See more »

Nickname:

The World's Greatest Womanizer See more »

Star Sign:

Libra