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 …

Apr 5, 2025 · 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.

1 day ago · Hugh Hefner’s widow is ready to walk down the aisle again. Crystal Hefner, 39, is engaged to James Ward after one year of dating — and seven years after the Playboy founder died at 91 . 8

1 day ago · Crystal was famously married to Hugh Hefner for five years before his death in 2017. He passed away at the age of 91. “With James, my feelings are valued, validated,” she said at the time ...

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...

Apr 23, 2025 · Documental 'Hugh Hefner, Playboy, activista y rebelde', Joseantrule. 30. He Feared The End. By 1985, Hugh Hefner was 58 years old, and he had been living his wild lifestyle for thirty years. It was inevitable that it would catch up with him. In March of that year, he suffered a minor stroke for the first time.

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...

Nov 11, 2024 · Hugh Hefner was a pioneering figure in the adult entertainment industry, best known for founding Playboy, a publication that revolutionized the way sex and culture were portrayed in the media.