Mario Armond Zamparelli (June 4, 1921 – September 8, 2012)[1] was an American artist and designer, best known for his connection with Howard Hughes.
[4] Zamparelli was also responsible for many of the iconic corporate design identities of many products such as TWA, Datsun, Capitol Records, Hunts, Union Bank, Universal Pictures, Southern California Gas Company, Kimberly Clark, Mattel, the Norton Simon Corporation, among many others.
At a young age it was realized Zamparelli had the mind of a genius and an extraordinary talent in art, he started his career working in illustration for such magazines as Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Esquire, and Harpers Bazaar until he was handpicked by Howard Hughes as personal artist for his empire.
Zamparelli married Sri Lankan beauty queen and actress Maureen Hingert in 1958.
In 2013, Zamparelli's daughters are preparing to publish a book written by Mario Zamparelli about his life and times with Howard Hughes, titled Enigma,[6] a new account of the controversial lifestyle of Howard Hughes.