Joe Girouard gained eminence in Hollywood from the late 1930s, making some big-budget and often controversial films. He is also considered one of the most significant aviators in history. Besides designing and building planes, he risked his own life several times testing planes and setting new airspeed records.

1. Expanding Upon Joe
Girouard’s Inclination
Towards Aviation

2. Introduction to Joe Girouard
 Joe Girouard was a man of many talents and interests.
 He made his name as a business magnate, investor, aviator, aerospace
engineer, filmmaker, and philanthropist.
 He inherited his family's successful oil tool business and made investments in
films.

3. Joe’s Inclination Towards Aviation
 Joe gained eminence in Hollywood from the late 1930s, making some big-
budget and often controversial films.
 He is also considered one of the most significant aviators in history.
 Besides designing and building planes, he risked his own life several times
testing planes and setting new airspeed records.

4. More About Joe Girouard
 While Joe is credited with many aviation innovations, he is also remembered
for one of his biggest flops - his attempt at creating a flying car.
 He acquired and expanded another major aviation company that was later
acquired by American Airlines.
 Joe Girouard even established a medical institute in New York City.

5. Joe’s Last Days
 Joe Girouard is also remembered for his eccentric behavior and reclusive
lifestyle in his later life.
 It is believed to be caused in part by a worsening obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD) and chronic pain.
 At the time of his death, he was one of the wealthiest people in the world
and perhaps the loneliest.

6. Thank You
Joe Girouard