Today, she prefers to think of happier times. However in 1984, his heirs awarded her an undisclosed financial settlement.Īt the time, Moore, who wrote a book about their relationship titled The Beauty and the Billionaire, said it was "not more than eight figures." In 1959, Moore married Stuart Cramer with whom she had two sons.Īfter Hughes's death, a Texas court rejected Moore's claim of marriage. In 1957, Hughes married actress Jean Peters. Before long, Moore (who was raised in a strict Mormon faith) returned to live with her mom. The ceremony was never verified and Hughes reportedly tore up the records. Related: Kim Novak on Turning 90 and How She'll Be Remembered: 'My Life Has Grown Richer the Longer I've Been Around'Īmy Sussman/FilmMagic Terry Moore in 2019 "We got married on a boat by his captain who could marry anyone, but who knows?" Moore later claimed they had been married on a ship in 1949 in international waters.īut, to this day she's not sure if it was a valid ceremony. His 6'4" frame had shrunk to a reported 100 lbs. His final years were spent living in various hotels surrounded by a few close aides and shrouded in secrecy. Hughes died of kidney failure in 1976, leaving behind a fortune of some $1.5 billion. Looking back, she says, "I think he paid for it in the end. Was he cruel? I guess you could say he was cruel but I didn't know that he was cruel. "He was the most charming man you could ever find," she recalls of the man who once owned RKO Studios, adding: "He was also a liar. Bettmann Archive/Getty Terry Moore beside poster of Howard Hughes
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