36 min listen
"You’re Not Howard Hughes!"
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Aug 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
By the 1970s Howard Hughes was the "invisible billionaire”. A business tycoon, a daring aviator and Hollywood Lothario, Hughes had an amazing life story... but hiding away in luxury hotels he wasn't sharing his memories with anyone.
Then the recluse told a respected publishing house - via intermediaries - that he was working on an autobiography. The book would be a blockbuster... only it was all a lie.
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Then the recluse told a respected publishing house - via intermediaries - that he was working on an autobiography. The book would be a blockbuster... only it was all a lie.
For a full list of sources go to timharford.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Aug 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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