Howard Hughes was a "liar" who "did unthinkable things," said 94 -year -old

Actor Terry Moore was with the eccentric billionaire producer for eight years.


Over the years, it has become increasingly rare to hear new first -hand information on the Hollywood golden age . But, a star who continues to talk about his interesting life populated by stars of past decades is Terry Moore . The 94 -year -old actor made his debut as a star and obtained an appointment for an Oscars in 1953 for Come back, Little Sheba . During her career, Moore crossed with many famous faces, and she had a long relationship - and a possible marriage - with the sadly famous Howard Hughes .

In a new interview with People , Moore opened on His memories of Hughes , from very positive ends to the very negative of the spectrum. As she called the producer and pilot "the most charming man you can find", "she also said that he was a" liar "and that he" had done unthinkable things "during his Unusual life. Continue to read to find out more.

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Moore and Hughes were together for eight years.

Terry Moore holding a dog circa 1950
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Moore explained to People That she met Hughes for the first time, who was a producer of great power, when she was a teenager and dined in a restaurant with her boyfriend. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"My agent brought [Hughes]," said Moore. "We thought it was accidental, but nothing was accidental with Howard. Everything was set up."

She continued by saying that their relationship "turned into friendship and then to a great love". Both were in a offbeat relationship for eight years.

Moore said he was "charming" but also "cruel".

Howard Hughes circa 1946
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Moore still has good memories of Hughes and his daring lifestyle, including that he taught her to pilot planes. (Aerospace and aviation were the other passions of producers, in addition to the films.) "He was dashing, exciting, adventurous," she recalls. She also called it "the most charming man you can find".

However, there was another side of his personality, according to Moore. "He was also a liar. And he did unthinkable things. He did so much that hurt me. Was he cruel? I guess you could say that he was cruel but I did not know that He was cruel. It was just too much for me to manage. I was too naive. "Hughes was 23 years older than the actor.

Moore did not go into details on how Hughes has trouble evil him, but added his supposed average sequence, "I think he paid him in the end. He had terrible death. Could manipulate so much. I was too young and also innocent. "

Hughes died in 1976 renal failure at 70 years old. At this stage of his life, he had become reclusive and suffered badly from an obsessive-compulsive disorder. According People , at the end of his life, he was only close aid.

She does not know if they were never legally married.

Howard Hughes during a congressional hearing in 1947
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Moore said that she and Hughes said their wishes to a boat captain in international waters in 1949. But she said People that it is not sure that marriage has ever been legal. "I don't know if it was," she admitted. "We got married on a boat by his captain who could marry anyone, but who knows?" At the time, Moore would have been 20 years and Hughes 43. According to him, Hughes destroyed the ship's newspaper, which would have contained the marriage file.

That said, in 1983, Moore received a regulation Heirs of Hughes in the light of his assertion that they were married at some point. As indicated by The New York Times , Moore said the amount given to him was "no more than eight figures". Meanwhile, a lawyer for the heirs said it was "much less than eight figures".

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No one has ever been up to him.

Terry Moore at the Roger Neal & Maryanne Lai Oscar Viewing Party in 2020
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Moore married five times outside his relationship with Hughes - who all performed after their 1949 marriage would have taken place. As for Hughes, he married once before his relationship with Moore and once after another actor, Jean Peters .

Moore called Hughes The love of his life , and she wrote a book on their relationship entitled Beauty and billionaire , which was released in 1984.

"At the beginning, I had no feeling for him," Moore told Fox News in 2020. "But over time, I fell madly in love with him. In fact, Howard was the love of my life . "

She said her pilot was what attracted him the most to him. "Flying with Howard was magic, especially the night when we saw all the stars above us and all the lights below us," she said. "I mean, it was so exciting and he was delighted too."


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