Download or read book The Mysterious Howard Hughes Revealed written by Verl L. Frehner and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Verl Frehner's book, The Mysterious Howard Hughes Revealed, is a revealing new book, on a somewhat seasoned subject. It is an extensive and comprehensive work about the life of Howard Robert Hughes. It is biographical in nature and is thought to contain the most complete, in-depth, far-reaching, and extensive first-hand personal information available about him. As such, it promises to provide the reader with numerous additional insights into this man. Under normal circumstances this book about Howard Hughes would normally have been written years ago. Despite this, the mystery and intrigue attributed to him has only partially mellowed with the passing of time. The "wall of reclusiveness" that he created to isolate himself from the media produced a shortage of information about him that still "begs" to be satisfied. The content of this book accomplishes what most people want to know about him--what he thought, what he said, what he felt, what he did, and what he was about, in his everyday business and private-time activities. Much of the basic information in The Mysterious Howard Hughes Revealed comes from a confidential employee to Howard Hughes named Chuck Waldron, who shares, in a very respectful and forthright manner, some of the very human characteristics that Howard Hughes possessed. It is through this "confidential employee," and many other sources of information, that the reader is allowed to see the strengths, weaknesses, and even the oddities of Howard Hughes. By design, the thrust of this story begins on January 1, 1970, and tells of the last seven years, three months, and four days in his life, until his death on April 5, 1976 (Howard Hughes' most reclusive years). Against this frameword there is much more information included and inserted in the numerous "flashbacks" about his personal life found in records, recordings, stories, and historical events that parallel his entire life and adds significantly to the Howard Hughes story. Because of his reclusiveness it was difficult for people to really get to know him. As a result of this book, those who read it will come away with the feeling that they know Howard Hughes.
Download or read book Boxes The Secret Life of Howard Hughes written by Douglas Wellman and published by BQB Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ...well documented and researched...Boxes is definitely a fascinating read and a must read for anyone who is at all curious about Howard Hughes’ life. brThis second edition of Boxes: The Secret Life of Howard Hughes continues the history-changing story of Eva McLelland and her reclusive life married to a mystery man she discovered was Howard Hughes.br Eva McLelland kept her secret for thirty-one stressful years as she lived a nomadic existence with a man who refused to unpack his belongings for fear he would be discovered and have to flee. Only her husband’s death finally released her to tell the story that had been burning inside her for decades.
Download or read book Howard Hughes written by Darwin Porter and published by Blood Moon Productions, Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set amid descriptions of the unimaginable changes that affected America between Hughes's birth in 1905 and his death in 1976, this book gives an insider's perspective about what money can buy, and what it can't.
Download or read book The True Story of Howard Hughes in Las Vegas written by Ron Laytner and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Money can buy everything. Robert A Maheu was the best former FBI counter intelligence spy that money could buy. And Howard Hughes bought him. Maheu climbed up the power ladder in the Hughes organization, until he became Hughes' alter ego and finally Maheu was running the whole Hughes Nevada Empire.Then Maheu became involved in an ugly corporate struggle within the empire. He was instantly fired from his $520,000 a year post by Hughes aides. But the forces of Howard Hughes didn't reckon on one man telling all - one man who knew all. Maheu fought back - he sued Hughes for $50 Million. MAHEU:Reveals why he was fired.Discloses how his attorney, Morton Galane, forced the Hughes empire to reveal the names of the five mystery men (better known as "The Palace Guard") who constantly surrounded the billionaire and kept him hidden from the outside world.Describes the pressure brought on his family and him. Explains the operations of International Intelligence âAgencyâ - in the sole employment of Hughes. Brings to light how he discovered there was a price on his head.Discloses why Hughes was a security risk to the United States. Unfolds Hughes' mad craving for power - his belief that he was more powerful than the President - his desire to control history. Tells the functions of the Hughes Tool Company, among other Hughes ventures. Reveals that Howard Hughes was not living in the Bahamas and tells us where . . . and shows us.
Download or read book Howard Hughes written by Peter H. Brown and published by Signet. This book was released on 1997-04-25 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most intriguing and controversial figures of the 20th century, billionaire Howard Hughes's bizarre life, torrid celebrity affairs, and shocking death have become the stuff of legend. Now this new, definitive biography, based on unsealed court documents, secret FBI reports, and countless new interviews, explores the mystique and truth behind Howard Hughes--a man who continues to grip the world's imagination. Includes 16 pages of photos.
Download or read book Unacknowledged written by Ora Smith and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His true birth date and place have been argued for decades. Now, one bold woman may have uncovered a shocking new angle? In the early 1900s, fourteen-year-old Emma did the impossible to survive. Forced to flee her alcoholic father, she moved to Galveston, Texas, and sold her body to start a new life.According to history, on Christmas Eve 1905, Howard Hughes Sr. became father to one of America's most influential tycoons. More than a century later, rumors still abound that his wife never showed any signs of pregnancy. Howard Hughes Jr.'s certificate of baptism also exposes a puzzling discrepancy. Now the conceivable and staggering truth of the famous businessman and philanthropist's origins has been brought to vivid life in a powerful fictional recreation of a tragic scenario. Author and researcher Ora Smith may well be the great-niece of Howard Hughes. In this dramatized account of the mysterious inventor, engineer, pilot, and ultra-rich recluse, she reveals detailed information and evidence that fill in some of history's most mystifying blanks. With sections creatively retelling the narrative of the wealthy man's possibly illicit beginnings juxtaposed with Smith's meticulous pulling-apart of historical records, you'll be moved by the sensational and wretched past of this enigmatic icon. Was Howard Hughes Jr.'s eccentricity born of one young woman's checkered past? Unacknowledged: The Possible Biological Mother of Howard Hughes is a thoughtfully written work that dramatically recounts a new theory of the conception and birth of an American legend. If you like true stories stirred with a dash of sensation, bygone eras richly examined, and answers to intriguing questions, you'll love Ora Smith's extraordinary re-imagining.
Download or read book The Final Days of Howard Hughes written by Christopher John Jenner and published by Christopher Jenner. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stunning expose attempts to blow the lid off the decades old case of the death of Howard Hughes, playboy movie-maker, aviator and businessman, alleging a murder and takeover conspiracy orchestrated by the very company designated to care for an aging Hughes The Final Days of Howard Hughes exposes Summa Corp. Syndicate's efforts to siphon off the wealth of The Man, and cover up their neglect, malfeasance and murder with a very detailed Plan of action, all exposed within.
Download or read book The Strange Medical Saga of Howard Hughes written by Forest Tennant and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What started as a medical investigation on the death of Howard Hughes nearly 50 years ago, has now become a fascinating historical work. A whole new perspective on the life of Howard Hughes is delivered here, brough forward through the lens of his medical history. In 1976, HH died suddenly without a will. His toxicology report showed large amounts of codeine in his system at the time of death. Was HH murdered, or was he kept addicted to control his money and empire? Did he die an early death due to medical neglect? There were multiple lawsuits and investigations. Most suspected nefarious motives behind his drug use, given the circumstances of his then reclusive lifestyle and mysterious death. Enter Dr. Forest Tennant, who received an unexpected phone call two years after HH died, from an agent of the Federal Government. He was asked to be a medical consultant on the Hughes case because of his vast experience at the time in treating addiction and pain. He was hired to investigate and analyze the few records that existed on Hughes secret medical conditions and to review the autopsy and toxicology reports. He was to give an opinion and testify as to whether his physicians had illegally supplied HH with narcotics. Was this the story of a deranged man addicted to drugs, or was he just a man who was in pain? HH was the 20th century's true renaissance man and was certainly the most enigmatic. The moniker "he came, he saw, he conquered" are fitting words. He was a mechanical genius and was wildly successful at multiple endeavors from his early 20's onward. This famous tycoon was the object of the press that filled the headlines of newspapers around the world for 50 years. From filmmaking success, aviation triumphs, business dealings, political machinations, and a dash of Hollywood starlets, the newspapers were filled with stories of HH. At age 24 during the filming of Hell's Angels HH experienced the first of a succession of serious injuries that permanently altered his life. Unfortunately, not much was known about head trauma at that time. He remained busy and engaged nonetheless in life and love but was starting to make rash decisions and at times showed lack of judgement and strange behavior. His germaphobia and other obsessive-compulsive behaviors were worsening. After another devastating plane crash in 1946, he sustained terrible injuries that he was extremely fortunate to survive. Upon release from the hospital was prescribed daily codeine due to severe pain. He remained very productive and active in his business dealings despite his medication use and pain. In the mid 1950's he entered a phase of life where he all but disappeared from public view and lived a reclusive life. He still managed his large business empire up until the time of his death. Dr. Tennant takes us on a historical journey into the medical conditions uncovered in his investigation that plagued HH and inadvertently forged his life. He suffered from a trio of disorders in which little was known about at the time: obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and intractable pain syndrome (IPS), and these disorders explain many of his unusual life habits. His medical saga is still of great interest to us today and much is to be learned from it. His medical treatments allowed him to live a very productive life despite severe injuries that caused constant pain. Thankfully, there is much that can now be done for the various maladies HH suffered from. This work sheds a compassionate and humane view of a man who contributed a great deal to the world in the 20th century.
Download or read book Howard Hughes written by Charles Higham and published by Putnam Adult. This book was released on 1993 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of millionaire businessman Howard Hughes discussing his public and private life.
Download or read book Howard the Amazing Mr Hughes written by Noah Dietrich and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 1976 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Howard Hughes The Mysterious Billionaire written by Daniel Alef and published by Titans of Fortune Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-05 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Citizen Hughes written by Michael Drosnin and published by Crown. This book was released on 2004-11-02 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the Martin Scorsese movie The Aviator, Howard Hughes is legendary as a playboy and pilot—but he is notorious for what he became: the ultimate mystery man. Citizen Hughes is the New York Times bestselling exposé of Hughes’s hidden life, and a stunning revelation of his “megalomaniac empire in the emperor’s own words” (Newsweek). At the height of his wealth, power, and invisibility, the world’s richest and most secretive man kept what amounted to a diary. The billionaire commanded his empire by correspondence, scrawling thousands of handwritten memos to unseen henchmen. It was the only time Howard Hughes risked writing down his orders, plans, thoughts, fears, and desires. Hughes claimed the papers were so sensitive—“the very most confidential, almost sacred information as to my innermost activities”—that not even his most trusted aides or executives were allowed to keep the messages he sent them. But in the early-morning hours of June 5, 1974, unknown burglars staged a daring break-in at Hughes’s supposedly impregnable headquarters and escaped with all the confidential files. Despite a top-secret FBI investigation and a million-dollar CIA buyback bid, none of the stolen secret papers were ever found—until investigative reporter Michael Drosnin cracked the case. In Citizen Hughes, Drosnin reveals the true story of the great Hughes heist—and of the real Howard Hughes. Based on nearly ten thousand never-before-published documents, more than three thousand in Hughes’s own handwriting, Citizen Hughes is far more than a biography, or even an unwilling autobiography. It is a startling record of the secret history of our times.
Download or read book Seduction written by Karina Longworth and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this riveting popular history, the creator of You Must Remember This probes the inner workings of Hollywood’s glamorous golden age through the stories of some of the dozens of actresses pursued by Howard Hughes, to reveal how the millionaire mogul’s obsessions with sex, power and publicity trapped, abused, or benefitted women who dreamt of screen stardom. In recent months, the media has reported on scores of entertainment figures who used their power and money in Hollywood to sexually harass and coerce some of the most talented women in cinema and television. But as Karina Longworth reminds us, long before the Harvey Weinsteins there was Howard Hughes—the Texas millionaire, pilot, and filmmaker whose reputation as a cinematic provocateur was matched only by that as a prolific womanizer. His supposed conquests between his first divorce in the late 1920s and his marriage to actress Jean Peters in 1957 included many of Hollywood’s most famous actresses, among them Billie Dove, Katharine Hepburn, Ava Gardner, and Lana Turner. From promoting bombshells like Jean Harlow and Jane Russell to his contentious battles with the censors, Hughes—perhaps more than any other filmmaker of his era—commoditized male desire as he objectified and sexualized women. Yet there were also numerous women pulled into Hughes’s grasp who never made it to the screen, sometimes virtually imprisoned by an increasingly paranoid and disturbed Hughes, who retained multitudes of private investigators, security personnel, and informers to make certain these actresses would not escape his clutches. Vivid, perceptive, timely, and ridiculously entertaining, The Seducer is a landmark work that examines women, sex, and male power in Hollywood during its golden age—a legacy that endures nearly a century later.
Download or read book Howard Hughes written by Donald L Barlett and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2004-09-21 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aviator, Playboy, Film Producer, Entrepreneur, and Recluse, Howard Hughes lived a life that was the stuff of headlines. Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele's biography is an extraordinary and brilliantly researched work on Hughes's multiple careers; his romances with Katharine Hepburn, Ava Gardner, Lana Turner, and Rita Hayworth; and his turn away from the world into addictions and secrecy. Book jacket.
Download or read book Citizen Hughes written by Michael Drosnin and published by Crown. This book was released on 2008-12-24 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the Martin Scorsese movie The Aviator, Howard Hughes is legendary as a playboy and pilot—but he is notorious for what he became: the ultimate mystery man. Citizen Hughes is the New York Times bestselling exposé of Hughes’s hidden life, and a stunning revelation of his “megalomaniac empire in the emperor’s own words” (Newsweek). At the height of his wealth, power, and invisibility, the world’s richest and most secretive man kept what amounted to a diary. The billionaire commanded his empire by correspondence, scrawling thousands of handwritten memos to unseen henchmen. It was the only time Howard Hughes risked writing down his orders, plans, thoughts, fears, and desires. Hughes claimed the papers were so sensitive—“the very most confidential, almost sacred information as to my innermost activities”—that not even his most trusted aides or executives were allowed to keep the messages he sent them. But in the early-morning hours of June 5, 1974, unknown burglars staged a daring break-in at Hughes’s supposedly impregnable headquarters and escaped with all the confidential files. Despite a top-secret FBI investigation and a million-dollar CIA buyback bid, none of the stolen secret papers were ever found—until investigative reporter Michael Drosnin cracked the case. In Citizen Hughes, Drosnin reveals the true story of the great Hughes heist—and of the real Howard Hughes. Based on nearly ten thousand never-before-published documents, more than three thousand in Hughes’s own handwriting, Citizen Hughes is far more than a biography, or even an unwilling autobiography. It is a startling record of the secret history of our times.
Download or read book Howard Hughes Affair written by Stuart M. Kaminsky and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hughesworld written by Arelo C. Sederberg and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hughesworld is an authentic account written by a press spokesman for Howard Hughes that traces the highlights of his varied life in motion pictures and aviation but concentrates on the management struggle that followed his death in 1976. Hughes died intestate, or without a valid will, opening up a circus of phony will documents. In addition hundreds of far-distant relatives staked claims. A first cousin, Texas lawyer William Lummis, assumed control after a long and bitter struggle with executives and lawyers who had previously managed Hughes businesses. Hughes is shown as a brilliant aviation pioneer and aircraft designer, as well as a motion picture producer and an able if unorthodox industrialist. At one time he owed a major airline, TWA, a leading oil well drilling bit company, Hughes Tool, and a missile and electonics concern, Hughes Aircraft. In the final phase of his business life, he owned six Las Vegas hotel-casinos. He ended as a tragic character, living secluded in pain from injuries sustained in plane crashes, rendered helpless by drugs.
