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Howard hughes biography aviator
Howard Hughes
1905-1976
Who Was Howard Hughes?
Howard Hughes was an aviator and film director who inherited his family's successful oil tool business and began investing in films.
He produced several films, including the hit Hell's Angels.
He is largely known for being one of the wealthiest men and one of the most famous recluses, but Hughes had many professional accomplishments before withdrawing from public life.
Film and Flight
Born on December 24, 1905, in Houston, Texas, Hughes was the son of a successful oil-drill tool manufacturer and inherited the family business in 1923 at the age of 18. He used some of his fortune to finance films, beginning in 1926.
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He produced several movies, including the World War I epic Hell's Angels (1930), which featured expensive aerial fight sequences and a then-unknown actress named Jean Harlow. Some of his other significant films were Scarface (1932) and The Outlaw (1941).
During his days in Hollywood, Hughes developed a reput