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In 1947, Howard Hughes was summoned to testify before the Senate War Investigating Committee to explain why the H-4 development had been so troubled, and why $22 million had produced only two prototypes of the XF-11. General Elliott Roosevelt and numerous other USAAF officers were also called to testify in hearings that transfixed the nation ...
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [7] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
Hughes moved into the penthouse floors of the resort on 20 December 1973, [1] living there until 10 February 1976, [1] two months before his death. After Hughes' death, the resort was sold by the Summa Corporation to Tulsa businessman Robert B. Sutton around 1980. Sutton sent his CFO, Lynn Stringer to Freeport to oversee management of the hotel ...
A Coconut Grove, Florida estate with deep ties to American aviation legend Howard Hughes has listed for a staggering $55.5 million, The Post has learned. The property last sold in 2021 for an ...
Decades ago, Nolan wrote the screenplay for a biopic about aviator and business tycoon Howard Hughes, but the project never took flight because Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator,” starring ...
Admitted before his execution he had been treated for syphilis. Alger "Texas" Alexander (1900–1954), American blues singer Died from syphilis [25] Howard Hughes (1905–1976), American aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, investor, philanthropist and pilot. Diagnosed with neurosyphilis in 1932. [26]
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Melvin Earl Dummar (August 28, 1944 – December 9, 2018) was a Utah man who gained attention when he claimed to have saved reclusive business tycoon Howard Hughes in the Nevada desert in 1967, and to have been awarded part of Hughes' vast estate.