Howard Hughes and His Empire of Madness (Part One)
Jul 3, 2025
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On April 5, 1976, when he died in a private jet, en route to Houston, Texas, Howard Hughes was a hopeless drug addict, weighed 93 pounds and hadn’t even taken a step on his own in several years. He was also the world’s wealthiest man, living proof that money can’t buy happiness.
Howard R. Hughes Sr., standing next to a drill siteHoward Hughes as a small boyHoward Hughes’ boyhood home in Houston, TexasMovie poster for Hell’s AngelsJane Russell, The OutlawHercules, aka The Spruce Goose, taxiing in Long beach Harbor