Las Vegas Sun

May 2, 2024

Rip Torn employs all the details made public at Howard Hughes' death in his portrayal of the reclusive billionare in this Feb. 9, 1979 photo. Torn dons Hughes' old flight helmet and silk scarf for a return to Las Vegas--which Hughes once called "sacred ground.

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Rip Torn employs all the details made public at Howard Hughes' death in his portrayal of the reclusive billionare in this Feb. 9, 1979 photo. Torn dons Hughes' old flight helmet and silk scarf for a return to Las Vegas--which Hughes once called "sacred ground.