Howard Hughes: the Las Vegas Years: The Women, the Mormons, the Mafia

John Harris Sheridan

Sep 2011 · AuthorHouse

About this ebook

Many people know about Howard Hughes, Americas first billionaire. He was an aviation engineer, an Oscar-winning motion picture producer and director, and a hotel and casino owner in Las Vegas and Reno, with seven establishments. He built the biggest airplane in the world at the timeknown as the Spruce Gooseand the Glormar Explorer supership for the CIA. He owned RKO Motion Picture Studios in Hollywood, as well as tens of thousands of acres in California, Nevada, and Texas.

Fewer people, however, know the Howard Hughes of the neon world of Las Vegas in the 1970s. Reclusive and eccentric, Hughes spent his later years surrounded by Mormon aides who insulated him from outsiders. This collection of biographical anecdotes includes stories of the power players of the timecelebrities, famous actresses, and the Las Vegas Mafiaas well as tales of Hughess bevy of less-well-known ladies.

Told by an insider who knew Hughes in that era, these stories reveal new aspects of an American icon, set against the background of Sin City, the town he loved so much.

John has captured a fascinating era here; I know I was there.
Alvin Zuckert, Emmy-award winning television director

Johns book caused me to relive an exciting and wonderful time in my life. There were sides of Hughes you never knew existed until now!
Ted West, engineer for Hughes Television, KLAS-TV and FOX-TV, Las Vegas, Nevada

No crapshoot here; Johns got an absolute winner.
Gary Marlow, technical director for Hughes Television, KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, Nevada

Ratings and reviews

Gives more information on Hughes that Aviator lacks. Interesting and non-complicated read. Very straight forward.

Good read. Not enough Howard Hughes though

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About the author

John Harris Sheridan was born into a show business and sports family in Pittsburgh. He skated with Ice Capades after high school, performing in the United States and Canada. After two years on the road, he returned to school at Phoenix College and Arizona State University. In 1968, Sheridan went to work for KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, where he met Howard Hughes. Now retired, he lives in Texas.