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Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956

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Rupert Hughes (1872—1956) was a historian, novelist, film director, and composer based in Hollywood. He was the uncle of Howard Hughes. His three volume scholarly biography of George Washington broke new ground in demythologizing the general and was well received by historians. Hughes, active in state politics, was one of the founders of the California State Guard in 1940.[1]

Works

  • Destiny (1925), novel
  • George Washington: The Human Being and the Hero (1926)
  • The Triumphant Clay (1951), novel
  • The War of the Mayan King (1952, his final novel)
  • The Dozen from Lakerim
  • The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 and Volume 2

Bibliography

  • James O. Kemm. Rupert Hughes: A Hollywood Legend (1997)

Footnotes

  1. ^ Kemm (1997)

External links


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Books

The Dozen from Lakerim
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2
Mrs. Budlong's Chrismas Presents
We Can't Have Everything

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