Rupert Hughes
Novelist, Author
1872 – 1956
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Who was Rupert Hughes?
Rupert Hughes was an American novelist, film director, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, military officer, and music composer. He was the brother of Howard R. Hughes, Sr. and uncle of billionaire Howard R. Hughes, Jr. His three volume scholarly biography of George Washington broke new ground in demythologizing Washington and was well received by historians. A staunch anti-Communist, in the 1940s he served as president of the American Writers Association, a group of anti-Communist writers.
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- Born
- Jan 31, 1872
Lancaster - Also known as
- Rupert Raleigh Hughes
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Agnes Wheeler Hedge
(1893/12/12 - 1904/07/12) - Adelaide Manola Hughes
(1908/06/22 - 1923/12/04) - Patterson Dial
(1925/01/01 - 1945/03/23)
- Agnes Wheeler Hedge
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Case Western Reserve University
- Died
- Sep 9, 1956
Hollywood
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on July 23, 2013
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