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Howard Born
Howards parents are Howard Sr. and Allene Gano -
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Early Interactions
Mom is overprotective, dad is often away on business. Mother reluctant to let Howard play with other children or go to camp; sees other children as disease carriers -
Mysterious paralysis
Mysterious paralysis around entery to elementary school- Howard stays home most of year; condition resolves itself over time -
Mother Dies
Surgery for ectopic pregnancy -
Father Dies
Howard inherits family business, orders lawyers to have him declared legal adulthood, alienates family members -
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Marries Ella Rice
Howard and Ella move to Hollywood; Hughes isolates Ella at home for weeks at a time; Divorces by 1929 and is involved with a string of actors and actresses. -
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Creates Empire
Creates an empire and name for himself as a record breaking pilot, a business man, eventually becoming one of the richest men in the world; displays some eccentricities -
Aunt and Neice die
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Nearly Dies in test flight
Suffers crushed collar bone, collapsed lung, six broken ribs, fractured skull, 3rd degree burns; inpatient convalescence lasts 9 months in hospital; Large amounts of opiates reportedly given leading to an addiction -
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Behaviors are increasingly bizzare
Micromanagement of empire, suffers from compulsions (e.g. wearing nothing but tissue boxes, not cutting hair and nails, individuals not to look or speak directly to him, extreme decontamination procedures) Appears to wax and wane until death -
Uncle Rupert has stroke
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Mentor Uncle Rupert dies
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Married to Jean Peters
Couple are married but are reported to only live together for a brief period in 1961 -
Howard dies
broken hypodermic needles found in arms, body unrecognizable