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Daily Trivia

How much did Howard pay for RKO?

on May 19, 2025

In 1954, RKO Pictures Corporation stockholders approved the $23.5 million sale of the company to multi-millionaire Howard Hughes. He became the first individual ever to be the sole owner of a major motion-picture company.

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