Hugh Hefner, an American magazine publisher and businessman, was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1926.
Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was a magazine publisher in the United States. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, which featured revealing photographs and articles that sparked obscenity charges. The first issue of Playboy, which featured Marilyn Monroe in a nude calendar shoot, was released in 1953 and sold over 50,000 copies. Hefner grew the Playboy brand into a global network of Playboy Clubs. He also lived in luxury mansions with Playboy pals, who shared his wild partying lifestyle, which piqued the media's interest. He was a Democratic Party activist who advocated for First Amendment rights, animal rescue, and the restoration of the Hollywood Sign.
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