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Howard Robard Hughes Sr. was born on September 9, 1869, in Lancaster, Missouri, the son of Jean Amelia (née Summerlin; 1842–1928) and Judge Felix Turner Hughes (1837-1926). Hughes's older sister Greta, better known by her stage name Jeanne Greta, was a grand opera and concert singer. [ 1 ]
Howard Sr.'s will had not been updated since Allene's death, and Hughes Jr. inherited 75% of the family fortune. [18] On his 19th birthday, Hughes was declared an emancipated minor , enabling him to take full control of his life.
In November 1925, at the age of 36, Dietrich met 19-year-old Hughes, who had gained control of Hughes Tool Company after buying out the other family heirs. Started by his father, Howard R. Hughes, Sr., Hughes Tool Company – or Toolco – manufactured oil drilling equipment, especially the multiple-edge, revolving-teeth roller cutter drill bits the elder Hughes invented.
Hughes was born in Houston, Texas on December 24, 1905, although his exact birthdate is debated by some biographers. His parents were Allene Gano Hughes and Howard R. Hughes Sr. , who patented the tri-cone roller bit , which allowed rotary drilling for oil in previously inaccessible places.
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Elizabeth Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American film actress. She was known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and as the second wife of Howard Hughes.
Paying tribute to Hughes, former Capital Radio mid-morning presenter Steve Penk said: "He was one of the best broadcasters I’ve ever worked with, he was a joy, lightening fast, great sense of ...
Howard Hughes (born 9 June 1965) was born in Llandudno, Wales, to Gerald and Renee Hughes.He had three older sisters and his father was a "well-respected" civil engineer and businessman operating a successful contracting and quarrying firm.