Howard Hughes

  • "The Hoax"

    A great movie lurks within this tale of a 1971 literary hoax elaborate enough to put James Frey to shame.
    By Stephanie Zacharek April 6, 2007

  • "The Aviator"

    Martin Scorsese looks at the life of Howard Hughes through rose-colored -- and vibrant, stylish, Technicolor -- glasses.
    By Stephanie Zacharek December 17, 2004

  • This dame was a lady

    Janet Leigh rebuffed Howard Hughes, made movies with Orson Welles and collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock. But don't call her an actor.
    By Michael Sragow June 29, 2000

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, June 27, 2000
    By Joyce Millman June 27, 2000

  • Biography avoidance techniques of the rich and reclusive

    Wanted: Brilliant biographers who won't write about Howard Hughes and J.D. Salinger. Bullies need not apply.
    By Lorenzo W. Milam October 4, 1999

  • The dying giant

    With a growing market share and high-level political connections, Service Corporation International is fighting off lawsuits and government regulators.
    By Robert Bryce September 29, 1999

  • Real superpower in a godless universe

    Raging tempests: Natural, cultural, political and cinematic.
    By Camille Paglia September 22, 1999

  • Revenge on a control freak

    Max Oph|ls offers a savage portrait of Howard Hughes in this tale of a sadistic millionaire terrorizing a naive girl.
    By Charles Taylor July 26, 1999

  • Peccadilloes of the rich and infamous

    Remembering Harold Robbins.
    By Dick Lochte October 16, 1997

  • Just one more hangover

    Memories of a vodka-soaked afternoon with Robert Mitchum.
    By Dick Lochte July 11, 1997

  • Just One More Hangover

    Salon magazine: Memories of a vodka-soaked afternoon with Robert Mitchum.
    By Dick Lochte July 11, 1997
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