Howard Hughes by Peter Brown - ISBN: 9780751536362
Paperback
Golden boy aviator’s rise and fall: Hollywood, madness, and secrets.

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  • Paperback

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2000

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Summary

Remembered primarily as an eccentric and deluded billionaire, Howard Hughes was once America’s golden boy, a celebrated aviator and Hollywood legend who romanced hundreds of beautiful women. The scope of his life made him one of the most influential figures in America. Where previous biographies have concentrated on Hughes’s business empire, Howard Hughes: The Untold Story unveils the full story of the tycoon, tracing his bold efforts to reshape Hollywood, his devastating health problems, his…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780751536362
ISBN-10:0751536369
Author:Peter Brown, Pat Broeske
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Sphere
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:496
Release Date:1 January 2000
Weight:340g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 36mm
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Critics Review

Highly readable … exhaustively chronicled

Highly readable … exhaustively chronicled - Gerald Kaufman, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Brown and Broeske’s research is staggering, and as their fine book trips through a life so wilfully beyond the pale, you don’t doubt that this untold story would make a hell of a movie - EMPIRE

Riveting from first to last, this is a tale of tragedy on a grand scale - MARIE CLAIRE

[a] full and riveting story. - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Highly readable … exhaustively chronicled - Gerald Kaufman, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Brown and Broeske’s research is staggering, and as their fine book trips through a life so wilfully beyond the pale, you don’t doubt that this untold story would make a hell of a movie - EMPIRE

Riveting from first to last, this is a tale of tragedy on a grand scale - MARIE CLAIRE

[a] full and riveting story. - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

About The Author

Peter Brown

Peter Harry Brown is a journalist & author of the bestselling book Marilyn: The Last Take. He lives in Cardiff-by-the Sea, California.

Pat H. Broeske is an entertainment reporter who writes for Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post, & New York Times. She lives in Santa Ana, California.

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