Rupert Hughes
Rupert Hughes | |
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Hughes in 1935 | |
| Born | Rupert Raleigh Hughes January 31, 1872 Lancaster, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 1956 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Notable works | George Washington: The Human Being and the Hero (1926) |
| Spouse | Agnes Wheeler Hedge
(m. 1893; div. 1903)Adelaide Manola Mould Bissell
(m. 1908; died 1923)Elizabeth Patterson Dial
(m. 1924; died 1945) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Howard R. Hughes Sr. (Uncle) |
Rupert Raleigh Hughes (January 31, 1872 – September 9, 1956) was an American novelist, film director, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, military officer, and music composer. He was the brother of Howard R. Hughes Sr. and uncle of billionaire Howard R. Hughes Jr. His three-volume scholarly biography of George Washington broke new ground in demythologizing Washington and was well received by historians. A staunch anti-Communist, in the 1940s he served as president of the American Writers Association, a group of anti-Communist writers.