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Here's Who Inherited Howard Hughes' Fortune After His Death

Remy Millisky - Yesterday 2:56 PM


Howard Hughes used to be one of the richest men in the world. When he died in 1976, he threw the United States court systems into a tizzy, because he died without leaving any kind of will and testament.



Biography reports that Howard Hughes was born in 1905, and just four years later, his father invented an oil drilling tool that made the family incredibly wealthy. Hughes' parents died while he was still young, but Hughes ran the family business well, growing its net worth into the billions. Hughes later moved into Hollywood. There, he dated Katharine Hepburn in the 1930s, according to Reuters, and, per Biography, he produced a little movie called "Scarface," along with lots of other movies he worked on which became a bane to censors.

But that all changed after a devastating 1946 plane crash. Hughes became excessively private after the accident, and reportedly had obsessive compulsive disorder and began using drugs. Hughes was almost never seen publicly for decades, even after the billionaire bought RKO Studios in the late 1930s. His reclusiveness meant that rumors swirled around him in life and in death -- after Hughes died, several fake versions of his will circulated. The Wall Street Journal reports that Hughes wasn't married when he died, and he isn't known to have fathered any children, which complicated the matter further. Was Hughes' will ever found? And where did the wealthy businessman's money go after his death?

Per ABC 13, immediately after Hughes' death was announced in 1976, the press flocked to Houston, Texas. A small group of reporters was able to view Hughes's body, but he was almost unrecognizable to them, since he had been out of the public eye for so long. He was buried at Houston's Glenwood Cemetery. It would then be five more years until the questions around his final will were finalized, reports The Washington Post. According to WREG in Memphis, no one could find Howard Hughes's will, which would be shocking for someone with such a huge fortune. According to The Wall Street Journal, Hughes's estates included land that he owned, multiple airplanes, seven casino properties, a helicopter manufacturer, and a bag of casino chips.

The Washington Post reports that the Harris County Probate Court in Texas took seven weeks to hear testimony before dividing up Hughes' massive fortune. Leaving behind $500 million, plus properties, is no small sum, and Hughes had plenty of people to divide it between.

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Re: Here's Who Inherited Howard Hughes' Fortune After His Death
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2022, 10:14:06 pm »
I believe Melvin Dummar should have received "his share".
Watch "Melvin and Howard" if you haven't seen it yet.

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Re: Here's Who Inherited Howard Hughes' Fortune After His Death
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2022, 10:41:57 pm »
I believe Melvin Dummar should have received "his share".
Watch "Melvin and Howard" if you haven't seen it yet.


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