Mario Armond Zamparelli
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Mario Armond Zamparelli is an American
artist
and designer
, best known for his connection with Howard Hughes
. For 18 years, Zamparelli was Chief Executive Designer of Hughes' empire and created the entire corporate identity of Hughes Airwest
and Hughes Helicopters
. He designed Las Vegas hotels Sands, Tropicana, Desert Inn, among other Hughes' hotels and casinos. He was also responsible for the only portrait in existence commissioned by Howard Hughes.
He is the Who's Who in the American West and Who's Who in American Art. He has won numerous awards and a BBC Four Hour "Hollywood Golden Years" documentary featuring Mario Armond Zamparelli's life won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Documentary".
Zamparelli married Sri Lanka
n beauty queen and actress Maureen Hingert
in 1958. They have three daughters — Gina Zamparelli
, a well-known concert promoter in Los Angeles; Marisa Zamparelli; and their youngest daughter, Andrea Laura Zamparelli.
In 2008 Zamparelli was preparing to publish a book on his life and times with Howard Hughes, titled Enigma, a new account of the controversial lifestyle of Howard Hughes.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
, best known for his connection with Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes
Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. was an American business magnate, investor, aviator, engineer, film producer, director, and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest people in the world...
. For 18 years, Zamparelli was Chief Executive Designer of Hughes' empire and created the entire corporate identity of Hughes Airwest
Hughes Airwest
Hughes Airwest was an airline that was backed by Howard Hughes. Hughes Airwest flew routes around the western United States and to certain points in Mexico and Canada. The airline was purchased by Republic Airlines on October 1, 1980...
and Hughes Helicopters
Hughes Helicopters
Hughes Helicopters was a major manufacturer of military and civil helicopters from the 1950s to the 1980s.The company began in 1947, as a unit of Hughes Aircraft, then was part of the Hughes Tool Company after 1955. It became the Hughes Helicopter Division, Summa Corporation in 1972, and was...
. He designed Las Vegas hotels Sands, Tropicana, Desert Inn, among other Hughes' hotels and casinos. He was also responsible for the only portrait in existence commissioned by Howard Hughes.
He is the Who's Who in the American West and Who's Who in American Art. He has won numerous awards and a BBC Four Hour "Hollywood Golden Years" documentary featuring Mario Armond Zamparelli's life won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Documentary".
Zamparelli married Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n beauty queen and actress Maureen Hingert
Maureen Hingert
Maureen Neliya Hingert is a Sri Lankan model, dancer and actress. She is the only Sri Lankan representative to win an award at a Miss Universe pageant after finishing as second runner-up at the 1955 event....
in 1958. They have three daughters — Gina Zamparelli
Gina Zamparelli
-Family:Gina Zamparelli is the daughter of Sri-Lankan model and Miss Universe title-holder Maureen Hingert and American designer Mario Armond Zamparelli.-Career:...
, a well-known concert promoter in Los Angeles; Marisa Zamparelli; and their youngest daughter, Andrea Laura Zamparelli.
In 2008 Zamparelli was preparing to publish a book on his life and times with Howard Hughes, titled Enigma, a new account of the controversial lifestyle of Howard Hughes.