Hugh Hefner (1926–2017)

Born 1926 CE, died 2017 CE.

Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher and businessman. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with sexualized photographs of women, articles, and fiction, and lengthy interviews with politicians, musicians, artists, and writers. Hefner extended the Playboy brand into a world network of Playboy Clubs. He also resided in luxury mansions where Playboy Playmates shared his partying lifestyle, fueling media interest.

Text from the Wikipedia article Hugh_Hefner, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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