Howard Hughes: The Secret LifeHoward Hughes had various personas: aviator, film producer, entrepreneur and recluse. Revealing the private scandals, his affairs with Hollywood stars (male and female) and his involvement in Watergate, this book ties in with the release of a film about Hughes' early life, called The Aviator and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. |
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HOWARD HUGHES: The Secret Life
User Review - KirkusAn outing of the billionaire closet bisexual by Higham, whose bios include lives of Cary Grant, Brando, Orson Welles, the Duchess of Windsor, and L.B. Mayer, among others. Higham does his research an ... Read full review
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Disapointing read. Too much about his sexual exploits and not enough about his business successes and failures. It does seem to imply he wasn't a particulary good business man and his wealth was more due to the people employed. I find this hard to believe.
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| Title | Howard Hughes: The Secret Life |
| Author | Charles Higham |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Virgin, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0753509717, 9780753509715 |
| Length | 414 pages |
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