Howard Hughes' Arrest: The Tycoon's Troubled Legacy Unravels

But who was he really?

Webmovie producer howard hughes, then america’s most famous millionaire, spent his final years in the throes of what many believe was an untreated obsessive.

Webever since howard hughes died in an air ambulance over texas early last month, a frantic search has been under way to find the will of the reclusive billionaire.

Webthe burglars, who looted the hughes headquarters in a predawn burglary last june 5 that lasted four hours, unsuccessfully attempted to extort $1 million from mr.

Webphiladelphia, june 25 (ap)—howard hughes took massive doses of narcotic and pain‐killing drugs for many years, according to the philadelphia inquirer.