Hughes was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1938. His father and paternal grandfather were lawyers. Hughes's father, Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, was a pilot in the First World War, with later careers as a solicitor and company director. He died from lung cancer when Robert was aged 12.

Hughes met his first wife, Danne Emerson, in London in 1967. Together they became involved in the counterculture of the 1960s, exploring drug use and sexual freedom. They divorced in 1981; she died of a brain tumor in 2003. Their son, Danton, Hughes's only child, was named after the French revolutionary Georges Danton. Danton Hughes, a sculptor, committed suicide in April 2001. He had been in a long term relationship with fashion designer Jenny Kee, who found his body on 15 April. Robert Hughes later wrote: "I miss Danton and always will, although we had been miserably estranged for years and the pain of his loss has been somewhat blunted by the passage of time".  Hughes was married to his second wife, Victoria Whistler, a housewife from California, from 1981 until a divorce in 1996.  In 1999, Hughes was involved in a near-fatal car accident south of Broome, Western Australia. He was returning from a fishing trip and driving on the wrong side of the road when he collided head on with another car carrying three occupants. He was trapped in the car for three hours before being airlifted to Perth in critical condition. Hughes was in a coma for five weeks after the crash. In a 2000 court hearing, Hughes's defence barrister alleged that the occupants of the other car had been transporting illicit drugs at the time of the accident and were at fault. In 2003 Hughes pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing bodily harm and was fined A$2,500. He also allegedly described the crown prosecutor, Lloyd Rayney, as a "curry muncher", which resulted in a defamation action and out-of-court settlement. Hughes recounts the story of the accident and his recovery in the first chapter of his 2006 memoir Things I Didn't Know.  In 2001, Hughes wed his third wife, the American artist and art director Doris Downes. "Apart from being a talented painter, she saved my life, my emotional stability, such as it is", he said. CANNOTANSWERAnswer this question using a quote from the following article:

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Hughes föddes i Sydney i Australien 1938. Hans far och farfar var advokater. Hughes far, Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, var pilot i första världskriget, med senare karriärer som advokat och företagsledare. Han dog av lungcancer när Robert var 12 år. Hughes träffade sin första fru, Danne Emerson, i London 1967. Tillsammans blev de engagerade i 1960-talets motkultur, och utforskade drogmissbruk och sexuell frihet. De skilde sig 1981; hon avled av en hjärntumör 2003. Deras son, Danton, Hughes enda barn, fick sitt namn efter den franske revolutionären Georges Danton. Danton Hughes, skulptör, begick självmord i april 2001. Han hade varit i ett långvarigt förhållande med modedesignern Jenny Kee, som hittade sin kropp den 15 april. Robert Hughes skrev senare: "Jag saknar Danton och kommer alltid att göra det, även om vi hade varit miserabelt fjärmade i flera år och smärtan av hans förlust har blivit något trubbig av tidens gång". Hughes var gift med sin andra fru, Victoria Whistler, en hemmafru från Kalifornien, från 1981 fram till en skilsmässa 1996. 1999 var Hughes inblandad i en nära dödlig bilolycka söder om Broome, Western Australia. Han var på väg tillbaka från en fiskeresa och körde på fel sida av vägen när han kolliderade med en annan bil med tre åkande. Han satt fast i bilen i tre timmar innan han luftlyftes till Perth i kritiskt skick. Hughes låg i koma i fem veckor efter kraschen. Vid en rättegång år 2000 hävdade Hughes försvarsadvokat att de ombordvarande på den andra bilen hade transporterat olagliga droger vid tidpunkten för olyckan och var skyldiga. 2003 erkände Hughes sig skyldig till att farlig körning orsakat kroppslig skada och dömdes till böter på 2 500 dollar. Han ska också ha beskrivit kronåklagaren, Lloyd Rayney, som en "currymuncher", vilket resulterade i en ärekränkningsåtgärd och förlikning utanför domstol. Hughes berättar historien om olyckan och hans tillfrisknande i det första kapitlet i sin memoar från 2006 Things I Dodn't Know. 2001 gifte sig Hughes med sin tredje fru, den amerikanska konstnären och art director Doris Downes. "Bortsett från att hon var en talangfull målare räddade hon mitt liv, min känslomässiga stabilitet, som den är", sade han. CANNOTANSWERAnswer denna fråga med ett citat från följande artikel: Var växte Hughes upp?
Hughes was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1938. His father and grandfather were lawyers. Hughes' father, Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, was a pilot in World War I, with later careers as a lawyer and business manager. He died of lung cancer when Robert was 12 years old. Hughes met his first wife, Danne Emerson, in London in 1967. Together, they became involved in the counterculture of the 1960s, exploring drug abuse and sexual freedom. They divorced in 1981; she died of a brain tumor in 2003. Their son, Danton, Hughes' only child, was named after French revolutionary Georges Danton. Danton Hughes, sculptor, committed suicide in April 2001. He had been in a long-term relationship with fashion designer Jenny Kee, who found her body on April 15. Robert Hughes later wrote, "I miss Danton and will always do so, although we had been miserablely alienated for years and the pain of his loss has become somewhat blunt by the passage of time". Hughes was married to his second wife, Victoria Whistler, a California housewife, from 1981 until a divorce in 1996. In 1999, Hughes was involved in a near fatal car accident south of Broome, Western Australia. He was on his way back from a fishing trip and drove on the wrong side of the road when he collided with another car with three rides. He was stuck in the car for three hours before being airlifted to Perth in critical condition. Hughes was in a coma for five weeks after the crash. At a trial in 2000, Hughes' defense lawyer claimed that on board the second car they had transported illegal drugs at the time of the accident and were guilty. In 2003, Hughes pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing bodily injury and was fined $2,500. He is also supposed to have described the Crown Attorney, Lloyd Rayney, as a "curry Muncher", resulting in a defamation measure and out-of-court settlement. Hughes tells the story of the accident and his recovery in the first chapter of his 2006 memoir Things I Dodn't Know. In 2001, Hughes married his third wife, American artist and art director Doris Downes. "Aside from being a talented painter, she saved my life, my emotional stability, as it is," he said. CANNOTANSWERANswer this question with a quote from the following article: Where did Hughes grow up?
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