What Is Hughes Syndrome?

Howard Hughes (December 24, 1905-April 5, 1976), born in Houston, Texas, USA, American entrepreneur, pilot, film producer, director, actor ^[1] .

In World War II, Japan's successful assault on Pearl Harbor was related to the performance of the US Air Force-equipped fighters. There are reports that the Zero Fighter, which became famous for its attack on Pearl Harbor, stole the design of Howard Hughes' H1 aircraft. Although Hughes repeatedly stated that he would never sell the H1 design to the Japanese, there was no obvious evidence. The Zero Fighter, which was born two years later than the H1, is similar in many respects, which can't help but cause people to guess. The publicly condemned U.S. military regrets it ^[29]

• American cartoonist Stan Lee used Hughes as the prototype and wrote the comic "Iron Man". Hughes died and was filmed. The animation and movie of "Iron Man" from 1966 to 2013, Jon Faure, Shane Black, Ralph Bucky, Sato Yuzo, etc. have directed a variety of different versions ^[1] .

• In 2004, Martin Scorsese used Hughes as the prototype and adapted the documentary film "Flying Home" based on "Howard Hughes: Secret Life", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Shows the first half of Howard Hughes ^[1] .

• In 2005, Howard Hughes's feature article "Howard Hughes: America's First Billionaire on Flight Fever" was published in the 6th issue of "Overseas Nebula", recording his legendary life ^[6] .

• In 2008, the Qianjiang Evening News published an interview with Stan Lee, the producer of the movie "Iron Man", describing "Howard Hughes was one of the most interesting people of the 1940s and 1950s; he was an inventor, "Adventurer, millionaire, romantic, and absolutely a madman", "The reason I want to create the character" Iron Man "is because I want to create a character different from ordinary superheroes." Like "Transformers" and "Spider-Man," the protagonist in the film is also the embodiment of justice and power. "Iron Man" also has superhuman abilities and uses his intelligence to protect humanity. However, unlike "Spider-Man" who is a downcast lad in mortal life, "Iron Man" Tony Stark is a romantic, talented and successful entrepreneur in the play, just like in reality. Prototype Howard Hughes ^[42] .

• In 2011, Warren Beatty filmed a documentary film commemorating Howard Hughes at Paramount Pictures. ^[43]

• In 2012, American filmmaker Christopher Nolan is also expected to create a film based on another biography, "Citizen Hughes: Power, Money, and Madness," focusing on the second half of Hughes' life. The book was created by Michael Drosnin, a former reporter for The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, based on a memo written in more than 3,000 pages by Hughes, which came out after the theft of the Hughes office in 1975 ^[44] .

• In 2015, China's Anhui Internet TV station broadcasted a documentary entitled "The Death of Howard Hughes in the Historical Mystery", which recorded Hughes's life ^[45] .

• In 2016, major websites published the news "Continental Airlines Commemorates the History of World Aviation Science and Technology" and used Howard Hughes's photos as posters. Continental Airlines officially launched on July 15, 1934; Howard Hughes set a new world flight record on July 15, 1938; the first flight of a Boeing 707 prototype was made on July 15, 1954 ^[46] .