Mario Armond Zamparelli

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Mario Armond Zamparelli was 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. Zamparelli married Sri Lankan beauty queen and actress Maureen Hingert in 1958. ^[1], and their daughter Gina Zamparelli is now a famous concert promoter in Los Angeles. In 2007, Mario Zamparelli published his book Enigma ^[2], a new account of the controversial lifestyle of Howard Hughes.