Successful Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has passed away
Shocking news! Legendary Playboy founder ✪ Hugh Hefner dead ✪. What kind of person was he? Find out interesting facts from the life of this extraordinary man.
Is Hugh Hefner dead? Well, unfortunately, he is. He left this world in his Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. The cause of the death is natural. The famous Playboy was already quite old. 91 is a good age to leave this world for a person who has lived quite an active and fascinating life. Even if you were not a fan of this man, you have probably heard about him. So it might be interesting to learn some facts from the life of this extraordinary person.
Hugh Hefner is the founder and chief creative director of the magazine for men, Playboy, the first release of which occurred in 1953.
His son, Cooper describes Hugh as an exceptional person who was committed to a revolution in the culture and media industry. Because of him, many social movements that defended civil rights emerged. The bold content in the popular magazine was a loud call for freedom. Hugh Hefner not only created a publication for people but also a lifestyle. These actions will remain forever in history, as the brand will continue to maintain its glory.
Let's honour one of the most famous innovators of his time by learning more about his biography and brainchild, Playboy.
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Life before Playboy
- Hefner was born in 1926 in Chicago.
- He served in the US Army during the Second World War.
- Education: He attended the University of Illinois.
- Before Hugh started to work on his own magazine, he was a copywriter at Esquire for a long time.
Playboy - main project of Hugh Hefner's life
The history of Playboy took off from the publication of a naked photo of Marilyn Monroe. Then many other famous beauties followed her. While some saw it as art, others thought it was vulgar. Regardless of what you believe, you have to admit that he created a revolution. The first publication of Playboy made the company barely over $800 and over 50 thousand copies were sold. The number of readers continued to increase and within a year since the publication of the first edition, the magazine gained 200,000 subscribers and the company made $7 million.
In 2015 Playboy stopped publishing pictures of completely naked women because in the era of the Internet, anyone can find these without any problems. But in 2017 these naked pictures came back and they became Playboy again.
Playboy also published interviews with many talented and famous authors such as Jack Kerouac, Ian Fleming, Ray Bradbury, etc. In addition M. Brando, F. Castro and F. Sinatra shared their thoughts on its pages. Playboy journalists even published an interview with John Lennon in 1980 before he died.
At the time Hugh Hefner Playboy died, the magazine was being published in twenty states in different parts of the world. Now, every year, the company makes up to 1 billion dollars in sales.
Public and critics' attitude to Playboys and Hefner's way of life
Despite his success, Hefner had many critics. Some condemned him for excessive depravity. Not everyone believes it makes any sense to expose nakedness to the public. The publication of Playboy caused a lot of controversies. Playboy was either praised or scolded, but everyone had an opinion about it. Year after year, the brand gained strength. It was featured in films and even had such brand products as perfumes and fashionable clothes. You can always find the corporate logo in the form of a rabbit on them.
In 1960, Hugh founded many clubs located across various states. The staff at the club were barely clothed at their job.. They also had playful rabbit tails and ears. As a result of this, Gloria Steinem criticized him in 1963. She said that Hefner wanted to make his name in history through shock and glamour. But he is certainly not worthy of being remembered.
Hugh was often attacked by conservatives and feminists who thought he was extreme. In the same 1963, he was even arrested for obscenity when he published photos of Jayne Mansfield. However, he was quickly released, as the jury could not make a verdict.
From that moment on Hefner no longer resisted his freedom. He acted more boldly. He had a big house in Chicago and a second mansion was purchased in Los Angeles.
All these controversies only attracted more attention to his brand and his magazines. At the end of the day, they only made Hefner more successful.
Personal life and children
Hugh once revealed that he had had intimate contact with 1000 women. Many models lived in his house while he worked on his magazine editions. Hefner was married more than once. In 1949, he got married to Mildred Williams. They had 2 children together. They were, however, divorced in 1959. Hefner had 3 wives, one of which was Crystal, a former Playmate.
Hugh Hefner with his son Cooper
He also left 4 behind adult children. One of them is Christie who has worked as an executive director of Playboy Enterprises for over 20 years. The other three children are Marston, David, and Cooper.
In 1992, Hefner was interviewed and asked about his greatest pride. Hugh replied that he has made people free. Before he began his mission, people condemned the act of taking pride in your body and even enjoying intimacy with others. Now everything has changed and lovers can now enjoy a better relationship because they can find all the tools they need to make intimacy better.
Dear Hugh, rest in peace, your name will never fade and will live forever in your family's hearts and in your brainchild.
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Source: Naij.com