I don't like to be touched. I don't like to be around people.
— Howard Hughes Contemporary

Billionaire, extreme OCD recluse

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Reported by aides during his reclusive period

Date / Period

1960s

Category

Humorous

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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2004/01/hughes-excerpt

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