The Passions of Howard Hughes [Hardcover]

Terry Moore (Author), Jerry Rivers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

Howard Hughes, aviator, film producer, entre preneur and recluse, was the most mysterious man of the cent ury. This book reveals the private scandals behind his publi c persona, his affairs with Hollywood stars (male and female ) and his abuse of drugs. '

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About the Author

Terry Moore made her first film at the age of 11 & has since starred in over 60 films, including Come Back Little Sheba, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. Always involved in Hollywood, she continues enjoying her work in television, summer stock, and the big screen. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: General (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881649881
• ISBN-13: 978-1881649885
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,652,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #47 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( H ) > Hughes, Howard

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terry Moore should have stuck to acting, November 19, 2000

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astairegal (camden maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Passions of Howard Hughes (Audio Cassette)

OK, I didn't read the real book. I got the abridged cassette out of the library because I thought it might be fun. Who isn't interested in learning more about the "real" Howard Hughes, he of the legendary germ phobia and foot long fingernails. His ex-wife, Terry Moore, has teamed up with Jerry Rivers,more than likely a reject from The Star or National Enquirer, to come up with a trashy expose that belongs in the annals of the truly tasteless. Do we really need to hear repeatedly about Howard's throbbing member (I'm using these words because I don't know if reviewers are allowed to use the slang vulgarities used by Moore routinely), or starlets doing things to him that Monica did to Bill behind closed White House doors. Not to mention how she describes the wiles Bette Davis and Katherine Hepburn employed to keep Hughes interested. Thank God Davis is gone, and Hepburn too old to care. All of this squalor is delivered by Moore in a peppy (and loud) harangue reminiscent of a high school cheerleader. What was anyone thinking when they released this lemon? And how does Moore know enough about what went on behind closed doors to quote dialogue? Was she in Bette Davis' bathroom when the great Davis emerged from the bath like Venus on the half shell to unbuckle Hughes pants and ...? You get the idea. Save your money and cling to your own image of Howard Hughes. It has to be less demeaning than the one presented here.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It should be titled Howard Hughes: Rated X, December 17, 2004

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Delores McCarter "mizdmc" (Columbia, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Passions of Howard Hughes (Hardcover)

After suffering through this book, I am questioning the credibility of the Author's claim to be married to Howard Hughes. It was not a poignant story of a wife about her husband as I thought it should have been. Instead, it was a sordid expose of his sexual conquests mixed in with his last days on this earth. Although Hughes made many problems, I felt that this book gave a low blow to our memory of the man. In addition, a question kept repeating over and over in my head?

How would she know all of this stuff? She wasn't even there.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Just Bad, August 13, 2009

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Sheron Bingham (Camp Creek Lake, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Passions of Howard Hughes (Hardcover)

I made it to page 104 before I finally gave up on this turkey. As another reviewer pointed out, how is the author able to quote conversations or report personal situations when she wasn't there? Unless the author interviewed everyone mentioned in this book (most of whom are no longer with us) and recorded all conversations, it's all conjecture on her part.