I held Hef’s arm, and he leaned on me – hard. It was difficult for him to walk, but I didn’t want anybody to see that. He still had to be Hugh Hefner for all these people. He couldn’t be ...

So, what happened? In 1953, former copywriter Hugh Hefner saw a demand for a gentleman's magazine. Recruiting 45 investors who cobbled together $8,000, a young Hef was ready to launch what would ...

In reality, Hugh Hefner borrowed the name for his fledgling ... even if its early demise paved the way for Hef’s iconic empire. Undoubtedly, Heffner settled on the name Playboy mainly because ...

The man who created Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner, has died aged 91. He began the influential, adult magazine in 1953. He also created the Playboy mansion, complete with hundreds of supermodels ...

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Hugh Hefner was not the only person involved ... You will be greatly missed! Love you Hef! Xoxo.” There was a time when Playboy and feminism were considered opposing forces: In 1963, Gloria ...

"Today's Playboy is not Hugh Hefner's Playboy," read an open letter ... a "cult-like" atmosphere around the man known to fans as "Hef". "Women had been groomed and led to believe they were part ...