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Article: Howard Hughes; The Secret Life.
- Article from:
- Video Age International
- Article date:
- October 1, 1993
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HOWARD HUGHES, The Secret Life, by Charles Higham (Putnam, 368 p.) is definitely not for those who still consider Hughes some sort of hero for circling the world in a small plane. It is in many ways a devastating book about a psychopath who used his millions to deceive the world, including his friends, and who used his money ruthlessly to literally buy everything he wanted, including the sexual favors of famous men and women and the services of local and national government officials.
If Higham is to be believed, and his appendix would indicate that he has done a very thorough research and investigative job, Hughes was a thoroughly despicable man, a secretive, ...