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Hugh Hefner
1926–2017
American magazine publisher (1926–2017)
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Biography
Hugh Marston Hefner was an American magazine publisher and businessman. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles. Hefner extended the Playboy brand into a world network of Playboy Clubs. He also resided in luxury mansions where Playboy Playmates shared his wild partying life, fueling media interest.
Timeline
The story of Hugh Hefner, told in moments.
Publishes the first issue of Playboy from his kitchen table. He borrowed $8,000 from friends and family. The centerfold is a nude calendar photo of Marilyn Monroe he bought for $500. He didn't put a date on the cover because he wasn't sure there'd be a second issue. It sold 54,000 copies.
Opens the first Playboy Club in Chicago. Cocktail waitresses in bunny ears serve drinks to members. The magazine publishes fiction by Nabokov, Updike, and Ray Bradbury. Hefner positions it as a lifestyle brand, not just a girlie mag.
Moves into the Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles. The property has 29 rooms, a zoo license, and a grotto. He'll live there in silk pajamas and a captain's hat for the next 46 years.
Dies at the Playboy Mansion. He is 91. Buried next to Marilyn Monroe at Westwood Village Memorial Park. He'd bought the crypt in 1992 for $75,000.
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