Set decorator who entered American film as an associate at Paramount Famous Lasky in 1927 for TIME TO LOVE. Other associate credits include JESSE JAMES (1939), THE SONG OF BERNADETTE (1943), LIFEBOAT, THE EVE OF ST. MARK and HOME IN INDIANA (all 1944), THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM, DON JUAN QUILLIGAN and A BELL FOR ADANO (all 1945), and IF I'M LUCKY (1946). As set decorator, alone or in collaboration, Hughes' credits include QUIET PLEASE: MURDER and TIME TO KILL (both 1942), DIXIE DUGAN, THE OX-BOW INCIDENT, CONEY ISLAND and SWEET ROSIE O'GRADY (all 1943), HANGOVER SQUARE (1945), ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM and MARGIE (both 1946), and his last film, THE BRASHER DOUBLOON (1947).  Nominated for Interior Decoration (Black & White) 1945: THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM - Interior Decoration (w. Thomas Little)  Interior Decoration (Black & White) 1946: ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM - Interior Decoration (w. Thomas Little) 2 nominations, 1 Award