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Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. 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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Hugh Hefner? Hugh Hefner transformed the adult entertainment industry with his groundbreaking publication Playboy.
Sep 27, 2017 · Hugh Hefner, the creator and curator of the Playboy empire, died Wednesday. Here’s a look back at what made Playboy magazine and the media and entertainment empire it spawned so...
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Jun 18, 2024 · Hugh Hefner (born April 9, 1926, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died September 27, 2017, Los Angeles, California) was an American magazine publisher and entrepreneur who founded (1953) Playboy magazine. Hugh Hefner with the waitstaff of the original Playboy Club, Chicago, 1960. After serving in the U.S. Army (1944–46), Hefner attended the ...
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Sep 27, 2017 · LOS ANGELES — Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimedia empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television,...
Sep 28, 2017 · Playboy founder and sexual revolution symbol Hugh Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family.
Jan 24, 2022 · Former girlfriends, Playmates and employees of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner accuse him of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in a new A&E series. The documentary explores the contradictions and controversies of Hefner's legacy and his impact on American culture.
