Rupert Hughes
| Rupert Hughes | |
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| Born |
January 31, 1872 Lancaster, Missouri, United States |
| Died | September 9, 1956 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | novelist, historian, Film director |
| Notable works | George Washington: The Human Being and the Hero (1926) |
Rupert Hughes (January 31, 1872 – September 9, 1956) was an American novelist, film director, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, military officer, and music composer. He was the brother of Howard R. Hughes, Sr. and uncle of billionaire Howard R. Hughes, Jr. His three-volume scholarly biography of George Washington broke new ground in demythologizing Washington and was well received by historians. A staunch anti-Communist, in the 1940s he served as president of the American Writers Association, a group of anti-Communist writers.
Hughes was born on January 31, 1872, in Lancaster, Missouri, the son of Jean Amelia (née Summerlin; 1842–1928) and Judge Felix Moner Hughes (1837–1926). He spent his early years in the Lancaster area until age seven when the family moved to Keokuk, Iowa, where his father established a successful law practice.
Hughes first published a poem while still a child growing up in Lancaster. After receiving his basic public education in Keokuk and at a private military academy near St. Charles, Missouri, he attended Adelbert College in Ohio, earning a B.A. in 1892 and M.A. in 1894. Originally intending a career teaching English Literature, Hughes later attended Yale University, earning a second M.A. degree in 1899.
By the time of his Yale degree, Hughes had already given up the idea of a staid life in academia for a new career as an author. His first book, 1898's The Lakerim Athletic Club, came from a serialized magazine story for boys. Hughes often blurred the lines of job description in his early years, working at various times as a reporter for the New York Journal and editor for various magazines including Current Literature, all the while continuing to write short stories, poetry, and plays.
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