Hugh Hefner
April 9, 1926 –September 27, 2017
Editor, Journalist, Writer, Publisher, Nightclub owner, Entrepreneur
Lived 91 years
- Born in
- Chicago
- Passed away in
- Playboy Mansion
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.
Notable works: Playboy Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award Education: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, Steinmetz College Prep
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