Rupert Hughes

Rupert Hughes
Hughes in 1935
Born	Rupert Raleigh Hughes (1872-01-31)January 31, 1872 Lancaster, Missouri, U.S.
Died	September 9, 1956(1956-09-09) (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist historian film director
Notable works	George Washington: The Human Being and the Hero (1926)
Spouse	Agnes Wheeler Hedge ​ ​ (m. 1893; div. 1903)​ Adelaide Manola Mould Bissell ​ ​ (m. 1908; died 1923)​ Elizabeth Patterson Dial ​ ​ (m. 1924; died 1945)​
Children	1
Relatives	Howard R. Hughes Sr. (brother)

Rupert Raleigh 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.^[1]