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Hero or Villain?
HOWARD HUGHES

Defining
moment
Deaths of mother and father
At the age of 18, the deaths of his parents
affected Howard in a number of ways. His
mother had doted on him to the point of being
overprotective and his father’s company,
Hughes Tool Company, had formed the basis
of his vast fortune. Making a will at only 19,
Howard bequeathed part of his wealth to
creating a medical institute — the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute in Florida —
that still thrives today.
1921 & 1923

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