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 · Four years later he created the men’s magazine Playboy. Its intellectually respectable articles and forthright philosophy of hedonism made Playboy a major influence on the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Hefner later expanded his enterprise into nightclubs and other entertainment media.

Apr 2, 2014 · Hugh Hefner transformed the adult entertainment industry with his groundbreaking publication Playboy. From the first issue featuring Marilyn Monroe in December 1953, Playboy expanded into a...

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 prominent.

Hugh Hefner's passing on September 27 at age 91 marks a new start for one of the world's most famous homes. Although the original Playboy Mansion was a 70-room, French-style estate in Hefner's native Chicago where the magazine was headquartered, Hefner later moved to Southern California where he bought the current Playboy Mansion in 1971 for $1 ...

Sep 28, 2017 · Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine and star of E! reality show The Girls Next Door, has died, PEOPLE confirms. He was 91. Born Hugh Marston Hefner on April 9, 1926 in Chicago,...

Sep 28, 2017 · Hefner died Wednesday at the age of 91, the magazine announced in a statement, writing that he "peacefully passed away today from natural causes at his home, The Playboy Mansion, surrounded...

3 days ago · When America's original playboy, Hugh Hefner passed away in 2017, he left behind more than just an iconic brand—he also left a carefully structured estate plan designed to preserve wealth ...

Sep 28, 2017 · Hugh Hefner was a man on a mission to make a change. As people all over the world mourn the loss of the late visionary, who died of natural causes Wednesday at the iconic Playboy Mansion,...

Sep 28, 2017 · Hugh Hefner, magazine publisher and founder of Playboy Enterprises, died Wednesday night in Los Angeles. He was 91. Here's a look back at his colorful life. 1926. Hugh Marston Hefner is born to...