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Howard Robard Hughes Jr. was an American entrepreneur, known during his lifetime as one of the most financially successful individuals in the world. Wikipedia

Born: December 24, 1905, Humble, TX

Died: April 5, 1976, Houston, TX

Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX

Spouse: Jean Peters (m. 1957–1971), Terry Moore (m. 1949–1976), Ella Rice (m. 1925–1929)

A side note: Although he hated germs, curiously, this bizarre man shunned personal hygiene and let himself go so badly at the end, he died at 92 pounds and with rotting teeth. This very interesting guy has had a few movies made about him. The latest and one of my favorites of this season's movies, "Rules Don't Apply," stars Warren Beatty as Howard Hughes in his days as a Hollywood producer!

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http://frontierpsychiatrist.co.uk/psychiatric-disorders-of-the-rich-and-famous-1-howard-hughes/

Germaphobe Howard Hughes

Germaphobe Howard Hughes - reclusive billionaire -

made a plane of wood and loved to ride the air!

Bought his own hotel, just to hide himself from sight

and watched his own TV station’s movies late at night.

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Sam Kauffman

March 23, 2021 at 9:39 AM

Very creative summary of the life of Howard Hughes. Congrats and kudos on your first place win Andrea!

Kim Merryman

March 23, 2021 at 6:36 AM

Great clerihew, Andrea! Congrats on your win! Blessings, Kim M.

Jack Horne

January 15, 2017 at 9:22 AM

very interesting clerihew, my friend - how strange about his own personal hygiene. Thanks for the place in your contest x

Agnes Krampe

January 9, 2017 at 2:54 PM

Back with congrats.

Jan Allison

January 9, 2017 at 8:47 AM

Dropping back with my congrats Andrea:-) hugs Jan xx

Kim Rodrigues

January 9, 2017 at 8:16 AM

Congrats! I remember him when he was alive so many years ago. Great topic, Andrea!

Barry Stebbings

January 9, 2017 at 7:24 AM

Congratulations on your win, Andrea, with this Clerihew. A strange and enigmatic man. // Barry

Afzal Nusker

January 9, 2017 at 6:30 AM

Nice to know. I wish I could have a private island for myself. Congrats on your win, Andrea.

Augustus Black

January 7, 2017 at 3:23 AM

Nice rhyming placement and this is a very different kind of writing.

Sara Kendrick

January 4, 2017 at 5:38 PM

Reads like winning work..Way to go for the contest..Sad to know that a man of such means died in such a way..I believe that he had some type of mental illness they had not identified at his time of death..Thanks for all the visits to my page..Sara

Joseph May

January 4, 2017 at 4:45 PM

Good clerihew Andrea...it took decades to settle his estate...

Supraja Kannan

January 3, 2017 at 9:08 PM

Great poem...Informative too... The form is new to me... Learned some thing new today... Thanks for sharing...

Matthew Anish

January 3, 2017 at 6:44 PM

A good poem about a really unique character! Good luck in the contest! Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Freddie Robinson Jr.

January 3, 2017 at 3:48 PM

Very good and informative, Clerihew, Andrea. That is very strange that someone who abhorred germs, made his body a breeding ground for them. I really liked this poem. Happy New Year to you, dear. May love be upon your heart and peace in your path always.