Howard Hughes

Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was at times a pilot, a movie producer, a playboy, an eccentric and one of the wealthiest people in the world. He is famous for building the Hercules airplane, commonly known as the Spruce Goose, and for his debilitatingly eccentric behavior later in life.

Factual media portrayals

Books

• George J. Marrett - Howard Hughes: Aviator (2004) ISBN 1591145104, Naval Institute Press
• Richard Hack - Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters : The Definitive Biography of the First American Billionaire (2002) ISBN 1893224643
• Peter Harry Brown and Pat H Broeske - Howard Hughes: The untold story, Time Warner Paperbacks
• Robert Maheu and Richard Hack - Next to Hughes: Behind the power and tragic downfall of Howard Hughes by his closest adviser, HarperCollins (1992)
• Michael Drosnin - Citizen Hughes: In his own words, how Howard Hughes tried to buy America, Broadway Books
• Charles Higham - Howard Hughes: The secret life, Virgin Books,
• Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele - Empire: The Life, Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes (1979) ISBN 0393075133 Republished in 2003 as Howard Hughes: His life and madness
• Terry Moore - The Beauty and the Billionaire, New York (1984).
• Terry Moore and Jerry Rivers - The Passions of Howard Hughes. General Publishing Group (1996)
• James Phelan - "Howard Hughes: The Hidden Years". Random House (1976)
• Jack Real - "The Asylum of Howard Hughes", Xlibris Corporation (2003), ISBN 1413408753
• Ron Kistler - "I caught flies for Howard Hughes", Playboy Press (1976), ISBN 0872234479

Movies

• The Aviator, 2004, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes. It was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 5. Focusing on his achievements in aviation as well as Hollywood, Hughes's mental deterioration with his obsessive-compulsive behavior is a major plot thread through the film.
• The Amazing Howard Hughes, 1977, directed by William A. Graham and starring Tommy Lee Jones as Howard Hughes.