Hugh Hefner

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Profession: Playboy Founder and Businessman

Nationality:

Biography: American adult magazine publisher, businessman, and founder of Playboy Enterprises.

Known as a notorious playboy Hefner has had countless young girlfriends and a number of wives over the years.

He also starred in the several TV shows, the latest being the reality TV series "The Girls Next Door."

Born: April 9, 1926
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Aries

Died: September 27, 2017 (aged 91)
Cause of Death: Natural causes

Articles and Photos

Sinatra Snaps the Fight of the Century
Sinatra does it his way and secures a ringside seat as a photographer for the "Fight of the Century" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
March 8, 1971

Married Life

1989-07-01 Playboy founder Hugh Hefner weds playmate Kimberly Conrad
2012-12-31 Playboy founder Hugh Hefner (86) weds glamour model Crystal Harris (26) at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles

Historical Events

1953-12-01 Hugh Hefner publishes 1st edition of Playboy magazine, featuring Marilyn Monroe as the magazine's 1st centerfold
1960-02-29 1st Playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago
1963-05-01 Gloria Steinem's exposé, "A Bunny's Tale", on the working conditions for waitresses (bunnies) at New York City’s famed Playboy Club, published in "Show" magazine
1976-09-20 Playboy releases US presidential candidate Jimmy Carter's interview which includes the quote “I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust."
1983-10-27 Larry Flynt pays hitman $1M to kill Hugh Hefner, Bob Guccione, Walter Annenberg, and Frank Sinatra; Flynt's business manager immediately stops payment; Flynt claims he was just joking
1988-07-31 Last Playboy club in the US closes in Lansing, Michigan

Sinatra Snaps the Fight of the Century