Who was This Colorful Character?

According to Legend:

A Rarely Recognized Genius

Army Air Corps Officer in WW II

Used to Party up at Mulholland Farm

Errol Taught Him How to be a “Ladies Man”

Closely Associated with Planes, Trains and Automobiles

A Mann of Many Varied Talents, from Engineering to Entertainment

Many Notable Friends, from Howard Hughes to Groucho Marx to Satchel Paige

Errol Once Threw Golf Balls from the Roof of a Downtown LA Courthouse to “Help His Auto Body Repair Business”

Having Designed It, This was His “Baby”:

And He Worked on This One, Howard’s Baby, Too:

ADDED ON JUNE 3

— Tim