Hughes, Howard Robard

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Hughes, Howard Robard (1905–76) US industrialist, aviator and film producer. He inherited an industrial corporation (1923) and became a billionaire as head of the Hughes Aircraft Company. In 1935, he set the world speed record of 567km/h (352mph) in an aircraft of his own design. Hughes occasionally produced films, including Hell's Angels (1930), starring Jean Harlow, and The Outlaw (1941), starring Jane Russell. He was famed for his reclusive lifestyle.

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