Hugh Hefner

Born

April 9, 1926

Died

September 27, 2017 (aged 91)

Known as

editor, journalist, writer, publisher, nightclub owner, entrepreneur

Hugh Marston Hefner 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.

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