{"product_id":"rupert-hughes-a-hollywood-legend-9780938817499","title":"Rupert Hughes: A Hollywood Legend","description":"\u003cp\u003eRupert Hughes: A Hollywood Legend by James O. Kemm explores the life of the film pioneer  author  screenwriter  film director  composer  soldier  network radio commentator  wit and self-described poor uncle of a rich nephew. As uncle and mentor to the enigmatic Howard Hughes  Jr . Ruperts role lends new intrigue to the legendary missing will and ensuing family debate. A charming and witty man who didnt quite fulfill his ambition to live a thousand years and a thousand lives  Rupert Hughes nevertheless packed an amazing number of accomplishments into his 84 years. Branded an iconoclast  the elder Hughes was involved in countless controversies  including a furor over his three-volume biography depicting George Washington as a human being rather than an idol. A strong opponent of censorship and a pioneer advocate of womens rights  Hughes urged reforms in working conditions and divorce laws. One of his more than 50 books (made into a silent motion picture) helped bring about the observance of Mothers Day. But his own personal life rivaled the turbulence of his famous nephews: of his three marriages  the first ended in a much-publicized divorce; his second wife committed suicide  and his third wife died of an overdose of sleeping pills. His closest friends included humorist Will Rogers  movie producer Sam Goldwyn and actors Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67929638010933,"sku":"ByrdShop_0938817493","price":99.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780938817499.jpg?v=1794198040","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/rupert-hughes-a-hollywood-legend-9780938817499","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}