Hughes

by Hack, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781893224353
• ISBN10: 189322435X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: New Millenium

Summary

Drawing on Hughes's personal diary entries and letters, the author presents an intimate look at the life, personal nature, and work of the private and eccentric billionaire businessman.

Author Biography

Richard Hack has been an investigative writer for 20 years, covering Hollywood and the media for much of that time. His columns have appeared in over 600 newspapers. A noted lecturer and industry expert, he frequently appears on television as a commentator. He lives on a horse ranch in Maui, Hawaii

Table of Contents

Author's Introduction	xi
Prologue: Death by Neglect	3	(18)
Unto Us a Son Is Given	21	(16)
From Boy to Man	37	(18)
Freedom	55	(18)
A Star Named Billie A Mistress Named Angel	73	(18)
Up From the Ashes, Into the Air	91	(18)
An American Hero	109	(16)
A Plane Made of Wood And a Bra Made of Steel	125	(18)
Crash and Burn	143	(16)
Citizen Hughes	159	(20)
Hooray for Hollywood	179	(18)
Communists, Lovers, And Other Strangers	197	(18)
From Darkness to Shadows	215	(18)
Til Death Us Do Part	233	(14)
To the Asylum Born	247	(18)
Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop	265	(18)
The King of Las Vegas	283	(18)
The Richest Man in America	301	(16)
The Great Divide	317	(24)
Isolation	341	(18)
Being of Sound Mind and Body	359	(16)
Epilogue: And the Winner Is...	375	(17)
Acknowledgments	392	(1)
Source Notes	393	(33)
Index	426