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 …

Dec 9, 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. Hefner, Hugh Hugh Hefner with the waitstaff of the original Playboy Club, Chicago, 1960.

Apr 2, 2014 · Best Known For: Hugh Hefner created the men's adult entertainment magazine 'Playboy,' which played a role in the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Hefner built his controversial yet groundbreaking...

Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was the founder of Playboy Magazine and its Editor-in-Chief. [2] Hefner was born into a Methodist family, to Glenn Hefner, an accountant, and Grace (Swanson) Hefner, a teacher, on April 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in Woodlawn, Chicago.

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...

Sep 28, 2017 · Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy, died Wednesday night at age 91. Playboy Enterprises said in a statement that Hefner “peacefully passed away today from natural causes at his home,...

Sep 27, 2017 · Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine, died Wednesday at his Beverly Hills-area home, the Playboy Mansion, at age 91. Playboy Enterprises said he died of natural …

Sep 28, 2017 · Hugh Hefner, who founded Playboy magazine, which he described as being there to "ignite the flame that became the sexual revolution," has died, the magazine said Wednesday. He was 91 years old.

Sep 28, 2017 · Hugh Hefner created a fantasy world for millions of men but unlike most of his readers, actually got to live the dream. He successfully tapped into a new generation of Americans who...

3 days ago · Hugh Hefner’s most significant financial decision may have been pivoting from a publishing business to a model driven by intellectual property (IP). When he sold the majority stake in Playboy ...