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In May 1948, eccentric aviation tycoon and occasional movie producer Howard Hughes spent $8.8 million to gain control of the company, beating out British film magnate J. Arthur Rank for Odlum's stake. [162] During Hughes's tenure, RKO suffered its worst years since the early 1930s, as his capricious management style took a heavy toll.
Faith Marie Domergue [citation needed] (/ d oʊ ˈ m ɛər ɡ /; [7] June 16, 1924, or 1925 – April 4, 1999) was an American film and television actress. Discovered at age 16 by media and aircraft mogul Howard Hughes, she was signed to a contract with Hughes's RKO Radio Pictures and cast as the lead in the studio's thriller Vendetta, which had a troubled four-year production before finally ...
Hughes retained the rights to pictures that he had personally produced, including those made at RKO. He also retained Jane Russell's contract. For Howard Hughes, this was the virtual end of his 25-year involvement in the motion-picture industry. However, his reputation as a financial wizard emerged unscathed.
While under contract at RKO Pictures, Dixon was managed by Howard Hughes. In December 1960, Dixon performed as a vocalist at Dean Martin 's nightclub, Dino's Lodge in Los Angeles , California . Personal life
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In 1951, Rank sold her contract to Howard Hughes, who then owned RKO Pictures. [18] [19] Hughes was eager to start a sexual relationship with Simmons, but Granger put a stop to his advances by angrily telling Hughes over the phone: "Mr. Howard bloody Hughes, you'll be sorry if you don't leave my wife alone."
And I felt this was virtually a clearance because my name was on the local state [of California] list and had cropped up very often. So I got the contract from RKO. [122] Cromwell's agent had negotiated an excellent film contract, but within weeks RKO was purchased by film producer and anti-Communist Howard Hughes. As Cromwell remembered, "the ...
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