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Newman, Robert V. (Robert Vivian), 1903-1982

Robert V. Newman was a film studio exective who worked with Paramount Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Productions, and Howard Hughes. Born on July 21, 1903 in New Haven, Connecticut, he produced broadway shows before arriving in Hollywood, California in 1942 to assist in film production. In 1972, he was hired as a general manager within Hughes' corporations. Newman died on April 26, 1982 in Los Angeles, California.

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Hawks, Howard, 1896-1977

Howard Hawks was a director and screenwriter who worked on Howard Hughes films including Scarface. He was born May 30, 1896 in Goshen, Indiana as Howard Winchester Hawks, and died December 26, 1977 in Palm Springs, California.

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“Howard Hawks.” Find a Grave. August 19, 1998. Accessed September 17, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3482/howard-hawks

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Buetel, Jack, 1915-1989

Jack Allender Buetel was an actor known for his roles in western films, including the Howard Robard Hughes Jr. film The Outlaw (1943), where he co-starred with Jane Russell. He was born September 5, 1917 in Dallas, Texas and died June 27, 1989 in Portland, Oregon. His last name is often misspelled Beutel instead of Buetel.

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“Jack Beutel.” Find a Grave. October 24, 2002. Accessed September 17, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6875501/jack-beutel

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Savini, Robert M., 1886-1956

Robert M. Savini was a theater owner, film producer, distributor, and founder of Astor Pictures. Born in Huntington, New York on August 29, 1886, Savini moved to Florida in 1925 seeking movie production sites. He founded Astor Pictures in 1933, and managed twenty-six subsidiary companies underneath Astor Pictures. Savini died April 29, 1956 in Islamorada, Florida.

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McCarthy, Neil Steere, 1888-1972

Neil Steere McCarthy was a corporate and film industry lawyer who worked as an attorney for Howard Robard Hughes Jr. for seventeen years, as well as a Vice President in the Hughes company during World War II. He was born May 6, 1888 in Phoenix, Arizona and died July 25, 1972 in Los Angeles, California.

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Johnson, Benard. “Neil Steere McCarthy.” Find a Grave. September 18, 2013. Accessed September 17, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117294075/neil-steere-mccarthy

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Gomes, Dennis, 1944-2012

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Buer, David Alan, 1953-

David Alan Buer was born on October 25, 1953, in San Antonio, Texas.

Buer is affiliated with the Nevada Test site as a Franciscan brother and as a former staff with NDE. At the time of his oral history interview, Buer was working with homeless and migrant people.

Buer took two years of college at Southwest Missouri State.

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