Hugh Hefner

Playboy magazine publisher

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 which provoked charges of obscenity.

The first issue of Playboy was published in 1953, featuring Marilyn Monroe in a nude calendar shoot; it sold over 50,000 copies.

Hefner extended the Playboy brand into a world network of Playboy Clubs.He also resided in luxury mansions where Playboy playmates shared his wild partying life, fueling keen media interest.

He was a political activist in the Democratic Party and for the causes of First Amendment rights, animal rescue, and the restoration of the Hollywood Sign.