Howard Hughes, the prototype of Iron Man, America's first billionaire.
Comic on the left, prototype on the right
When he was young, Howard Hughes lived a very elegant life. In order to inherit a huge inheritance, Howard Hughes decided to drop out of school at the age of 18.
After getting the inheritance, the rebellious Howard Hughes did not follow his father's wishes and continued to spend time on the original family business, but turned his head and invested in the film and television industry.
Rich and handsome, Howard Hughes soon became a bounty in the eyes of Hollywood actresses.
According to incomplete statistics from the media, there were 164 lovers whom Howard Hughes had interacted with in those years! Among them, there are many big-name children's stars in Hollywood.
In such a situation, Howard Hughes was pointed at by the media and ridiculed: a loser who would only spend money.
But who would have thought that such a wandering and flowery man, but at the age of 41, he became the richest man at that time, with assets as high as 1 billion US dollars!
As America's first billionaire, Howard Hughes is not too glamorous.
However, what is speechless is that Howard Hughes, who has been in the air all his life, has no children under his knees. So, under such circumstances, who inherited his hundreds of millions of family properties?
Dropping out of school at the age of 18 to inherit the family property, Howard Hughes is very assertive
In the movie "Batman", there is an arrogant and cool young master. At that time, when the movie was released, many viewers sighed: the rich young master in the romance novel finally had a face.
In reality, Howard Hughes's experience is also very similar to this young master.
Howard Hughes, born in December 1905, was an authentic rich second generation: his father was a million-dollar oil merchant, and his mother was descended from the British nobility.
Born into such a wealthy family, Howard Hughes has been doing whatever he wants since he was a child.
At the age of 12, he can dismantle and assemble the radio; at the age of 13, he can assemble a motorcycle; and at the age of 14, he secretly learns to fly a plane with his parents behind his back.
However, as smart as Howard Hughes, he was in a mess academically. At that time, teachers often contacted parents to discipline the seemingly gifted child.
Unfortunately, for the teacher's teaching, the family is "busy" and can't take care of it.
For a young and beautiful mother, traveling with the ladies and drinking afternoon tea is more interesting than watching her child write homework; for the father who is busy making money, the child's grades are not so important.
Moreover, at that time, the old father was wandering and wandering, busy watching the stars and moon with his lover. Fortunately, although his father had many lovers, he insisted that his heir could only be Howard Hughes.
So Howard Hughes, whose mother died at the age of 16 and lost his father at the age of 18, became the sole heir to a huge inheritance. Of course, at that time, he was surrounded by many relatives.
These people ostensibly want to "take care" of Howard Hughes' relatives, but behind the scenes, they want to rob him of his inheritance.
In order not to let these ill-intentioned relatives succeed, 18-year-old Howard Hughes decided to take a break from school. After combining the share of the company left to him by his mother, after the lawsuit, he became the head of the company.
From then on, Howard Hughes began his wayward and wandering life.
Howard Hughes, who had 164 lovers, was childless and childless, and had no inheritance of hundreds of millions of family properties
What teenager doesn't have a dream of stardom? Howard Hughes is no exception.
However, compared to those young people who aspire to fame, Howard Hughes, who became a rich man at a young age, can directly make movies.
At the age of 19, Howard Hughes willfully threw money and bought the rights to 125 movie theaters.
After this matter became, it immediately made the headlines at the time. Because howard Hughes's father used to be engaged in oil trading and developing related machines.
Howard Hughes, who took over his father's business, started the film and television industry in a different way.
In particular, his reputation is even worse after he spent $80,000 (which is now equivalent to more than $20 million in purchasing power) to shoot his first film, only to have a splash.
At that time, the media ridiculed him as a "loser"; relatives told the wind that sooner or later he would lose all his family property.
For a time, Howard Hughes became the representative of the "loser".
Unwilling to fail, Howard Hughes made a comeback the following year and invested in Two Arabian Knights. And this film won the Best Director Award at the first Academy Awards.
In the following years, Howard Hughes invested in a lot of blockbusters and made a lot of money.
How can a handsome and rich investor have a blank emotional life?
As early as 1925, Howard Hughes married his first wife. By 1929, Howard Hughes was in love with Billy Dove, an actress known as "the prettiest girl of the silent film era."
Billy Dove
In order to be able to stay with Billy, Howard Hughes divorced his wife after paying a $1.2 million breakup fee.
Unfortunately, after falling in love with Billy for a long time, Howard Hughes had other sweethearts.
From Ingrid Bergman, Heidi Rama, Elizabeth Taylor to Catherine Hepburn, all of them are big-name children's stars.
According to media statistics, Howard Hughes has been in contact with 164 lovers!
However, it is lamentable that Howard Hughes is abusive and ruthless. For example, after he realized his first round-the-world flight, he sent a "telegram love letter" to his then-lover Hepburn.
It is worth mentioning that in 2005, this love letter was also bought by rich businessmen at a high price.
So why didn't Hepburn marry Howard Hughes? In addition to the fact that parents did not like their daughter to marry a rich merchant, it was also because Howard Hughes was too "sober".
During their love affair, Howard Hughes, as the boss, asked Hepburn to make a large-scale film. Faced with the demands of his lover and boss, Hepburn collapsed helplessly.
As a result, Hepburn after that, could not believe howard Hughes's sincerity.
Howard Hughes, who was emotionally promiscuous, had a prosperous career. While investing in films, he also founded the Hughes Aircraft Company.
Howard Hughes, once scolded as a "loser," became America's first billionaire. By the time he was over 40 years old, Howard Hughes was worth $1 billion.
However, at that time, Howard Hughes still did not have a son and a half daughter under his knees. So, at the age of 52, Howard Hughes married a second wife.
This time, like the previous marriage, Howard Hughes was still unable to have a child of his own. And, as he grew older, Howard Hughes's temper grew oddter.
Unable to stand his wife, he filed for divorce.
In his later years, Howard Hughes simply lived in the desert. At that time, he hated to contact outsiders and say that he had a habit of cleanliness; but his nails were only cut once a year.
In 1976, Howard Hughes, who flew back to his hometown, died of illness. This year, he was 71 years old.
Childless and childless, with no designated heir. In the end, Howard Hughes's estate was entirely inherited by his Medical Institute. This may also be a good ending for Howard Hughes.
By 1966, Stan Lee had used him as the prototype for the comic strip Iron Man.
It can only be said that the amorous Howard Hughes has enough ups and downs in his life and makes people feel a thousand emotions!