Actress who becomes one of Howard Hughes's romantic partners. Hughes's escalating paranoia and OCD lead him to tap her phone lines to monitor her activities, ultimately causing her to ask him to leave her home.
Gardner becomes a major romantic figure during Hughes's increasingly unstable period.
After Hepburn leaves him, Hughes later becomes romantically involved with actress Ava Gardner.
Their connection is defined indirectly through overlapping relationships with Hughes.
The plot presents Hepburn as Hughes's earlier romantic partner and Gardner as a later romantic partner after Hepburn leaves him.
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