Rupert Hughes

Rupert Hughes
Hughes in 1935
Hughes in 1935
BornRupert Raleigh Hughes
(1872-01-31)January 31, 1872
Lancaster, Missouri, U.S.
DiedSeptember 9, 1956(1956-09-09) (aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Notable worksGeorge 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)
Children1
RelativesHoward R. Hughes Sr. (brother)

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.[1]

  1. ^ Fine, Richard (1992). James M. Cain and the American Authors' Authority. University of Texas Press. p. 208. ISBN 0-292-74024-7.