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  1. Jul 7, 2015 · 7 Things You May Not Know About Howard Hughes. From the development of his massive Spruce Goose aircraft to his involvement in a top-secret CIA plot to recover a Soviet sub, get the facts about...

  2. By: Oisin Curran. Howard Hughes was, among many other things, an aviator, inventor, movie producer and one of the most controversial and mysterious men of the 20th century. Bettmann/Getty Images. When Howard Hughes took his last breath it was 1:27 on the morning of April 5, 1976, and he was in an airplane over northern Mexico on his way to a ...

  3. Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Howard Hughes . Howard Hughes, (born Dec. 24, 1905, Houston, Texas, U.S.—died April 5, 1976, in an airplane over southern Texas), U.S. manufacturer, aviator, and movie producer. He left college at age 17 to take control of his late father’s Hughes Tool Company, which owned the patent ...

  4. May 17, 2019 · Howard Hughes (December 24, 1905–April 5, 1976) was an American businessman, movie producer, aviator, and philanthropist. Over the course of his life, he amassed a fortune of $1.5 billion. Though Hughes had many accomplishments in his professional career, he is now best remembered for his final years as an eccentric recluse.

  5. Born: December 24, 1905. Houston, Texas. Died: April 5, 1976. Houston, Texas. American entrepreneur and inventor. Howard Hughes was a colorful and flashy businessman and inventor who used an inherited fortune to achieve a national reputation in the motion picture and aviation industries.

  6. Explore the public and private life of one of the 20th Century's most important Americans. The legacy of Howard Hughes is both inspirational and tragic.

  7. Howard Hughes (1905-1976) Share: Courtesy: LOC NYWTS Photograph Collection. On Thanksgiving Day in 1966, Howard Hughes, one of the wealthiest men in the world, arrived in North Las Vegas...

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