Howard Hughes was a pioneer aviator, aerospace engineer, filmmaker, inventor, investor, entrepreneur, business magnate, and philanthropist. One of the wealthiest men in the world during his lifetime, he founded Hughes Aircraft then acquired Trans World Airlines which merged with American Airlines. He is included in the fifty-one Heroes of Aviation. Always controversial, Howard Hughes was famously handsome and dated many well-known actresses such as Ava Gardner, Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis. Private Investigator Peter Maheu knew Howard Hughes and was involved in managing Hughes gaming inte
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