Noah Dietrich

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Noah Dietrich (born February 28, 1889 in Madison , Wisconsin , † February 15, 1982 in Palm Springs , California ) was an American businessman, agent of the Hughes Tool Company and vice president of Hughes Aircraft . From 1917 Dietrich learned to run an oil company with the EL Doheny Oil Companie .

Noah Dietrich and Howard Hughes

Dietrich met Howard Hughes in the fall of 1925. By then, Hughes had inherited his father's oil well head company. The Hughes Tool Company in Houston , Texas was then valued at approximately $ 600,000. Since Howard Hughes was already involved in the film business and aviation at that time, he left Noah Dietrich with overall responsibility for the Hughes Tool Company.

Despite the problems caused by his employer's corporate acquisitions (acquisition of the RKO film studios and cinemas), Dietrich managed to run the company successfully. In 1938 Hughes bought the airline TWA and made Dietrich its vice president. Noah Dietrich managed to sell the RKO Studios for a profit in 1955, as Hughes had withdrawn from the film business.

In March 1957, the highly paid manager Noah Dietrich left Howard Hughes' company after 32 years of service. After Dietrich, who was considered a fatherly friend of Hughes, had resigned, the latter withdrew completely from the public.

In the 1960s, Dietrich still had a financial consulting company and was often a guest speaker on various corporate management topics. In the 1970s, Noah Dietrich began to suffer from muscle weakness, of which he died on February 15, 1982.

Noah Dietrich wrote the book: Howard Hughes, Billionaire and Myth . Martin Scorsese has made scenes from Hughes' life into a feature film ( Aviator , 2004). Dietrich is played by John C. Reilly in the film .

Noah Dietrich was married three times and had three children of his own.

literature

  • Who was who in America. : volume VIII, 1982–1985 with world notables , Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1985, pp. 109, 110.

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personal data
SURNAME Dietrich, Noah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American businessman, manager
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Madison , Wisconsin
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1982
Place of death Palm Springs , California