Birth of Howard Hughes24 December 1905
Birth of Howard Hughes
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Howard Hughes Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Howard Hughes, based on 18 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
18 records1905–197616 events4 places
Chronological biography
1905
1925
Marriage1 June 1925
Howard Hughes marries Ella Rice
1928
Academy Award1928
Winner of the Academy Award for, "Two Arabian Nights"
Hells Angels1928
Writes & directs "Hells Angels", the most expensive movie of its time at a cost of $3.8 million
1932
Scarface1932
Writes & directs "Scarface", censored until Hughes sued to allow its release
Hughes Aircraft Company24 December 1932
Hughes forms the Hughes Aircraft Company division of Hughes Tools
1934
All America Air Meet1934
Winner of the All-America Air Meet
1935
World Record13 September 1935
Sets a new speed record, taking a plane to 352 mph
1938
World Record1938
Cuts Lindberghs New York to Paris record in half, & finishes the world trip in 3 days 19 hrs
1941
The Outlaw1941
Writes & directs "The Outlaw", controversial for its sexually explicit content
1947
Spruce Goose2 November 1947
Flies "The Spruce Bruce", a flying boat
1948
Purchase of RKO1948
Hughes owns the RKO movie studio from 1948 to 1955
1953
Hughes Medical Institute1953
Founds the Hughes Medical Institute, makes his billion-dollar-a-year weapons factory tax-exempt
1957
Marriage1 June 1957
Howard Hughes marries Jean Peters
1966
Sale-TWA1966
Hughes sells his TWA stock for $546 million when the company faced numerous lawsuits
1970
Air West Purchase1 April 1970
Purchases Air West, later renamed Hughes Airwest
1976
Death of Howard Hughes5 April 1976
Death of Howard Hughes, en route by private jet to a hospital in Houston
Estate-Hughes5 April 1976
Leaves an estate estimated at $2 billion
Titles and roles
Aviator · Businessman and aviator
Record provenance
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