Hugh’s descended into one of the most bizarre episodes of his life in December
bizarre episodes of his life in December
bizarre episodes of his life in December 1957 he told his personal aides that he
1957 he told his personal aides that he
1957 he told his personal aides that he wanted to screen some movies at a nearby
wanted to screen some movies at a nearby
wanted to screen some movies at a nearby studio called nossek’s on Sunset
studio called nossek’s on Sunset
studio called nossek’s on Sunset Boulevard Hugh stayed in the darkened
Boulevard Hugh stayed in the darkened
Boulevard Hugh stayed in the darkened screening room
screening room
screening room for more than four months never leaving
for more than four months never leaving
for more than four months never leaving he used a telephone to conduct business
he used a telephone to conduct business
he used a telephone to conduct business and ate a diet of chocolate bars and
and ate a diet of chocolate bars and
and ate a diet of chocolate bars and milk but most of the time he just sat in
milk but most of the time he just sat in
milk but most of the time he just sat in his own chair often naked watching
his own chair often naked watching
his own chair often naked watching movies reel after reel day after day
movies reel after reel day after day
movies reel after reel day after day Hughes issued strict orders to his aides
Hughes issued strict orders to his aides
Hughes issued strict orders to his aides writing instructions on yellow legal
writing instructions on yellow legal
writing instructions on yellow legal tablets do not look at him do not speak
tablets do not look at him do not speak
tablets do not look at him do not speak to him only respond when spoken to
to him only respond when spoken to
to him only respond when spoken to around hues were dozens of boxes of
around hues were dozens of boxes of
around hues were dozens of boxes of Kleenex which he continuously stacked
Kleenex which he continuously stacked
Kleenex which he continuously stacked and rearranged there’s a famous memo he
and rearranged there’s a famous memo he
and rearranged there’s a famous memo he wrote it was called the Kleenex
wrote it was called the Kleenex
wrote it was called the Kleenex directive and it was a lengthy memo on
directive and it was a lengthy memo on
directive and it was a lengthy memo on how to use Kleenex to protect yourself
how to use Kleenex to protect yourself
how to use Kleenex to protect yourself from germs and you’re supposed to use
from germs and you’re supposed to use
from germs and you’re supposed to use eight to ten thicknesses of Kleenex in
eight to ten thicknesses of Kleenex in
eight to ten thicknesses of Kleenex in order to open a doorknob
order to open a doorknob
order to open a doorknob for instance as his stay at Nozick
for instance as his stay at Nozick
for instance as his stay at Nozick stretched in two months
stretched in two months
stretched in two months Hughes relied more and more on his
Hughes relied more and more on his
Hughes relied more and more on his painkillers his personal hygiene
painkillers his personal hygiene
painkillers his personal hygiene deteriorated rapidly but at the same
deteriorated rapidly but at the same
deteriorated rapidly but at the same time he became more and more obsessed
time he became more and more obsessed
time he became more and more obsessed with avoiding germs all manifestations
with avoiding germs all manifestations
with avoiding germs all manifestations of obsessive compulsive disorder after
of obsessive compulsive disorder after
of obsessive compulsive disorder after four months Hughes finally emerged from
four months Hughes finally emerged from
four months Hughes finally emerged from the screening room in the spring of 1958
the screening room in the spring of 1958
the screening room in the spring of 1958 by then his clothes were soiled and
by then his clothes were soiled and
by then his clothes were soiled and ragged he hadn’t bathed or shaved for
ragged he hadn’t bathed or shaved for
ragged he hadn’t bathed or shaved for months he was a mess the once
months he was a mess the once
months he was a mess the once charismatic public figure had become a
charismatic public figure had become a
charismatic public figure had become a pathetic recluse it has been surmised
pathetic recluse it has been surmised
pathetic recluse it has been surmised that what happened at Nozick’s was
that what happened at Nozick’s was
that what happened at Nozick’s was Hughes was having a massive nervous
Hughes was having a massive nervous
Hughes was having a massive nervous breakdown but he didn’t want to tell
breakdown but he didn’t want to tell
breakdown but he didn’t want to tell anybody so he kind of in a way
anybody so he kind of in a way
anybody so he kind of in a way created his own asylum after leaving the
created his own asylum after leaving the
created his own asylum after leaving the screening room
screening room
screening room Hughes checked in to the Beverly Hills
Hughes checked in to the Beverly Hills
Hughes checked in to the Beverly Hills Hotel where he lived in a bungalow for
Hotel where he lived in a bungalow for
Hotel where he lived in a bungalow for the next few years he also rented many
the next few years he also rented many
the next few years he also rented many other rooms for his aids wife in various
other rooms for his aids wife in various
other rooms for his aids wife in various girlfriends one year I figured he spent
girlfriends one year I figured he spent
girlfriends one year I figured he spent eleven million dollars at that hotel
eleven million dollars at that hotel
eleven million dollars at that hotel imagine at the hotel Hughes relapsed
imagine at the hotel Hughes relapsed
imagine at the hotel Hughes relapsed into his screening room habits sitting
into his screening room habits sitting
into his screening room habits sitting naked in the dark covered only by a
naked in the dark covered only by a
naked in the dark covered only by a strategically placed pink hotel napkin
strategically placed pink hotel napkin
strategically placed pink hotel napkin but even as his behavior grew stranger
but even as his behavior grew stranger
but even as his behavior grew stranger Hughes somehow kept control of his
Hughes somehow kept control of his
Hughes somehow kept control of his amazing Empire
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