Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Howard Hughes: The Secret Life

3.3/5 ( ratings)

His wealth was legendary. His passions were bizarre. Now, the truth about the money, the madness, and the man behind the enigma.

Howard Hughes is one of the best known and least understood men of our times--famed for his wealth, his daring, and his descent into madness. Bestselling biographer Charles Higham goes beyond the enigma to reveal the incredible private life of Howard Hughes:

* his romances with the great stars of Hollywood--Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Tyrone Power, and numerous others
* his forays into sadomasochism
* his involvement with Richard Nixon and Watergate
* his bizarre final years

This is a compelling portrait of a unique American figure--in a story as revealing as it is unforgettable.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Release: November 10, 2004

ISBN: 0312329970

ISBN 13: 9780312329976

Howard Hughes: The Secret Life

3.3/5 ( ratings)

His wealth was legendary. His passions were bizarre. Now, the truth about the money, the madness, and the man behind the enigma.

Howard Hughes is one of the best known and least understood men of our times--famed for his wealth, his daring, and his descent into madness. Bestselling biographer Charles Higham goes beyond the enigma to reveal the incredible private life of Howard Hughes:

* his romances with the great stars of Hollywood--Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Tyrone Power, and numerous others
* his forays into sadomasochism
* his involvement with Richard Nixon and Watergate
* his bizarre final years

This is a compelling portrait of a unique American figure--in a story as revealing as it is unforgettable.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Release: November 10, 2004

ISBN: 0312329970

ISBN 13: 9780312329976

More books from Charles Higham

The Duchess of Windsor: The Secret Life

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Cary Grant: The Lonely Heart

3.2/5 ( ratings)

Kate: The Life of Katharine Hepburn

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Sisters: The Story of Olivia De Havilland and Joan Fontaine

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Errol Flynn: The Untold Story

2.8/5 ( ratings)

Murder in Hollywood: Solving a Silent Screen Mystery

3.2/5 ( ratings)

Bette: The Life of Bette Davis

3.1/5 ( ratings)

Hollywood in the Forties

Charles Laughton

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Hollywood Cameramen: Sources of Light

Rose: The Life and Times of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

The Celluloid Muse: Hollywood Directors Speak

Audrey: A Biography Of Audrey Hepburn

The Midnight Tree: A Fairy Tale of Terror

Celebrity Circus

Merchant of Dreams

Dark Lady: Winston Churchill's Mother and Her World

THE MIDNIGHT TREE: A Fairy Tale of Terror

The Celluloid Muse: Hollywood Directors Speak

Cary Grant: The Lonely Heart

Rate this book!

Write a review?