- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHugh Marston Hefner
- Nicknames
- Hef
- Puffin
- The Pajama Man
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Hugh Hefner was born on April 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Miss March (2009), Hop (2011) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). He was married to Crystal Hefner, Kimberley Conrad and Mildred Williams. He died on September 27, 2017 in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesCrystal Hefner(December 31, 2012 - September 27, 2017) (his death)Kimberley Conrad(July 1, 1989 - March 11, 2010) (divorced, 2 children)Mildred Williams(June 25, 1949 - April 16, 1959) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenDavid Paul Hefner
- Parents
- RelativesKeith Hefner(Sibling)
- Smoked a pipe and often attended press conferences dressed in a smoking jacket
- Always seen with a collection of girlfriends when in public
- wears pajamas in public and in private
- Longtime gay rights activist. In 1955, Hefner personally agreed to have Playboy publish "The Crooked Man", a science fiction story by Charles Beaumont, in which a heterosexual man is persecuted in a world populated by homosexuals. When critics attacked him for publishing such a story, Hefner replied "If it is wrong to persecute heterosexuals in a homosexual society then the reverse is wrong, too.".
- Was raised by rigid Methodist parents. His mother was one of the 45 investors Hefner recruited to launch Playboy Magazine.
- Hefner had a Genius IQ of 152 in H.S., but was described as an "unenthusiastic" student.
- A full-size replica of him is on display at the Madame Tussaud's Interactive Wax Museum at the Venetian Casino/Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unlike the other models, Hefner's likeness is not wax, but rather silicone.
- Used to work for Esquire magazine. He departed to found Playboy magazine after being denied a pay raise of $5 a week.
- [on publishing Playboy magazine] If there was going to be a sexual revolution, I would be its pamphleteer.
- Playboy exploits sex the way Sports Illustrated exploits sports.
- [asked if blondes have more fun] They do with me.
- Playboy was founded on the notion that nice girls like sex, too.
- [talking about the risk of putting a nude woman in a magazine] It was risky enough that I didn't put my name on the first issue.
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