Howard Hughes was the richest man of his day, and also possibly the most eccentric. He spent the first half of his life making billions of dollars, producing films, setting aviation world records and dating half of Hollywood. But for the last two decades of his life he was rarely seen by anyone, becoming a recluse with an obsession with germs.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

Howard Hughes - The Man & The Madness (1999):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ea5gIYfRH4

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553204_2/Howard_Hughes.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Howard-Hughes

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/history/houston-legends/article/Eccentric-businessman-and-aviator-Howard-Hughes-8328501.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes#Death

https://www.biography.com/business-figure/howard-hughes

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