The Amazing Howard Hughes TV Special on CBS
A two part CBS network special traces Howard Hughes life from his Hughes Tool Co. takeover at 18 to the 1938 world flight. It stars Tommy Lee Jones as Hughes and Ed Flanders as Dietrich with Dietrich guiding Hughes ventures and aviation interests. Air times may change per listings.
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Howard Hughes
CBS
Howard the Amazing
Mr Hughes
Noah Dietrich
Hughes
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Associated Press
Tommy Lee Jones
Ed Flanders
Dietrich
Hughes Tool Co
Pecos Social Page Lists Easter Visits and Guests
Pecos residents hosted and visited relatives over Easter weekend. Arthur Mayes attended his sister’s funeral in Heare. Jerry Rives and family from Pecos hosted weekend guests from Gallup and Van Horn. Kimberly Ashley spent spring break at Baylor with family in Pecos. Several local families welcomed out of town relatives from Odessa Seminole Brownwood and Las Vegas over the holiday.
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Arthur Mayes
S. Pecan
Heare
Willie Carpenter
Morris
John
Nancy Carpenter
el Paso
Austin
Jerry
Iris Rives
Marianne
Daniel
S. Alamo
S.P. Wallace
Gallup
N.M
Rives
van Horn
Pecos
The
Soil Conservation Service
Mary Parrott
Rachel Kirkwood
Wyoming
Carlsbad
Miss Parrott
J.E. McCormick
Ed W. McCormick
Las Vegas
Nev
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Kimberly Ashley
Baylor University
Catherine Ashley
Kim
Catherine
Seminole
Victor Ashley
Victor
Helen Payne
Toyah
Kimberly
Baylor
Carl Johnson
Gary
Sharon Johnson
Wayne Johnson
Elizabeth Fredrick
Howard Payne University
Brownwood
Johnson
James
Donna Sledge
Sul Ross State University
Alpine
Carl Johnsons
Birth of John Joseph Tollett in Reeves Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Joseph Alexander Tollett announce the birth of their son John Joseph at 6 20 am on March 17 in Reeves Memorial Hospital. The baby weighs 7 pounds 1 ounce and measures 20 inches. Welcomed by brother Scott Alan. paternal grandparents John Tollett Pecos and maternal grandparents Joseph Schneider Sturgeon Bay Wis. Father’s father Joseph Schneider traveled from Wisconsin for the arrival.
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Joseph Alexander Tollett
Iowa
John Joseph Tollett
John Joseph
Reeves Memorial Hospital
Scott Alan
John Tollett
Pecos
Joseph Schneider
Sturgeon Bay, Wis
The Amazing Howard Hughes TV Biopic on CBS
CBS airs a two part life portrait of Howard Hughes based on Noah Dietrich and Bob Thomas. Tommy Lee Jones portrays Hughes with Ed Flanders as Dietrich detailing his ascent in aviation film wealth and a troubled later life ending with kidney failure in 1976. Katharine Hepburn scenes hint at Hughes drive.
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Jay Sharbutt
LOS Angeles
Howard Hughes
CBS
Howard
Mr. Hughes
Noah Dietrich
Hughes
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Senate
Acapulco
Mexico
Hughes Tool Co
Dietrich
Strongwilled
Katharine Hepburn
Tovah Feldshuh
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Kami
Kristi
Kaci
Donny Leek
Brandye
Aaron
Fort Stockton
Dean Ayers
Odessa
Halley Brookshire
Scott
Michelle
S. Eddy
Jim
Claudie Hart
Jackson
Tim Hart
Debra Hart
Tim
Debra
Ragsdale Davis
Ralls
Bob Miller
Johnny
Brad
Monte
Richard Naylor Sr
1820
Jefferson
First Baptist Church
Tollett Son
WN PI Ad
Exactas
Quinielas
BIG
Juarez
Jockey Club
Mesa
CBS Tonight
James Garner
NBC
Harry Truman
the Advertising Counci
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Faye William Peter
Robert Dunaway
Holden Finch Duvall
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