1. Howard Hughes
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“I’m not a paranoid deranged millionaire. Goddamit, I’m a billionaire.”

2. The Aviator
In 2004 Martin Scorsese directed a film documenting the life of Howard Hughes starring Leonardo DiCaprio as “The Aviator” The film won 5 Oscars and was nominated for 6 categories including best motion picture of the year

3. Childhood
Howard was born in Houston, Texas to Howard Robard Hughes Sr. and Allene Gano Hughes

4. Hughes Tool Company
Howard Hughes Sr. left his successful business founded in the early 1900s to Howard when he died

5. Howard and Hollywood
Hughes later went into the film industry and produced 40 films from
His films include: Hell’s Angels (1930), The Front Page (1931), Scarface (1932)
Howard ran the film studio RKO Pictures Corporation from

6. Howard the Aviator
1935 set speed record of 352mph with the Silver Bullet, a plane he designed
1936 flew from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey in 9 hours and 27 minutes
flew to Paris in another racer in half the time it took Charles Lindbergh
Flew around the world in 3 days

7. Hughes Aircraft Corporation
Howard founded Hughes Aircraft in 1932
The company designed and constructed airplanes for commercial and military use

8. The Spruce Goose
In the mid 1940s Howard was awarded a federal contract to build the biggest plane ever constructed
He built a cargo plane out of wood that was meant to be used for war but was completed too late
1947 ground-only demonstration of the plane Hughes flew the plane for 60 seconds
Holds record for the largest wingspan 319 ft. 11 in.

9. In 1953 Hughes founded a Medical Institute and transferred all 75,000 shares of Hughes Aircraft Co. stock to the organization
Based in Miami, Florida it used part of the company’s profits to fund research
One of the largest nonprofit medical research centers in the U.S.