Hugh Hefner - Biography

Last Editor: Magyarbajusz				Hugh Hefner Biography -   Name : Hugh Hefner Profession : Editor Birth name : Hugh Marston Hefner Born : April 9, 1926 Chicago, Illinois, United States Known for : Being Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises, & Editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine Height : 5' 8" (1.73 m)

Hugh Hefner Trivia -

Graduated from Steinmetz High School (Chicago, IL). As a child often visited the now demolished Mont Clare Theatre in Chicago. Graduated from the University of Illinois. Creator and publisher of Playboy Magazine. Has a species of rabbit named in his honor (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri). Older brother of Keith Hefner. Originally worked on the publishing staff of "Child Life" magazine. First magazine publisher to become a major celebrity. Arrested in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1963 for possessing "indecent" photos of actress Jayne Mansfield in the movie Promises! Promises! (1963). Created the world-famous Playboy Mansion of Los Angeles in 1971. Hefner had a Genius IQ of 152 in H.S. but was described as an "unenthusiastic" student. Hefner's parents were farmers from Nebraska. Served in the U.S. Army in WWII after graduating from Steinmetz H.S. in Chicago, IL (1944). At one time owned a 119-foot long DC-9 jet called the "Big Bunny". The jet was painted black with the well known white playboy bunny logo on its tail. It was equipped with a galley, living room, disco, movie and video equipment, wet bar and sleeping quarters for 16 guests. Hefner and Jenna Jameson share the same birthday (April 9th). Marilyn Monroe was the centerfold in the very first issue of his Playboy Magazine in December 1953. This was the only issue to name its playmate "Sweetheart of the Month". In the March 1965 issue, Playboy Magazine featured the first African-American centerfold: Jennifer Jackson. Playboy Magazine was originally going to be titled "Stag Party". Plays a major role in the James Bond short story "A Midsummer Night's Doom" by Raymond Benson. Pictured on a souvenir sheet issued by Grenada & the Grenadines on 1 December 2003, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Playboy Magazine. Six stamps in the sheet feature various Playboy covers, including the first issue with Marilyn Monroe and the May 1964 cover with Playmate of the Year Donna Michelle. Is portrayed by Mitch Ryan in Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981) (TV), by Cliff Robertson in Star 80 (1983) and by Randall Batinkoff in Hefner: Unauthorized (1999) (TV). Claims to be a direct descendant of pilgrim leader William Bradford. A brass plaque over the front door of his Chicago mansion reads, "Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare", which roughly translates from Latin as "If You Don't Swing, Don't Ring". 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. In 1988 turned his empire over to his daughter Christie Hefner. Was raised by rigid Methodist parents. His mother was one of the 45 investors Hefner recruited to launch "Playboy." Adamantly against drug use, and refuses to allow them in any of his houses. Anyone caught doing drugs at any Playboy Mansion is subject to immediate and permanent expulsion. Owns the burial vault next to Marilyn Monroe's. She is interred at Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, USA, in the Corridor of Memories, crypt #24. Children: Christie Hefner and David Paul (b. 30 August 1955) by Mildred Williams; Cooper Hefner and Marston Hefner by Kimberley Conrad. David owns a computer consulting firm. Used to work for Esquire magazine. He left to found Playboy after being denied a pay raise of $5 a week. In 2005, Hugh attempted to create and Indian version of Playboy for India, which would feature South Asian women and Indian pop culture articles, but no nudity. He wanted to have Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai on the cover of the first issue. The magazine was rejected. He grew up in Montclair, Illinois. Has a round-the-clock kitchen staff to serve him his meals on a tray in bed. He also has his own drawer of cookies in the Playboy Mansion's kitchen. Personally interviewed every "Girl of the Month" in his magazine's 50-plus years. Has had legal battles with Hustler Magazine, over his photo collections. Magazine mogul Jerry Caesar from "Dragnet" (1987) is based partly on him and Larry Flint. Mentioned by Arsenio Hall (as Rev. Brown) in "Coming to America" (1988); while giving a sermon.

Hugh Hefner Detailed Biography -

Hugh Marston "Hef" Hefner (born April 9, 1926) is the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine. He has become a charismatic icon and spokesman for the sexual revolution, and is known for his lavish bathrobes. Hefner was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up "in a very typically Methodist repressed home" with "no show of affection of any kind". He went to Sayre Elementary School, and Steinmetz High School in Chicago. He majored in psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After graduating from high school in 1944, he served in the U.S. Army during the closing months of WWII. Before starting the magazine, Hefner was a copywriter for Esquire magazine. Hefner claims to have hatched the idea for Playboy while he was in college and that the name for the magazine came from deciding that his "baby" should have the name he "knew he was himself". In reality, the original working title of his magazine was Stag Party but Hefner was forced to change it to avoid a trademark conflict with the existing Stag Magazine. The name "Playboy" was suggested by a friend. From his experience in advertising, Hefner saw the need to package sexuality into aspirational categories, to tell a story about it that placed men in the narrative itself in a way that was not just acceptable but desirable. In launching Playboy, perhaps the smartest thing Hefner did was to establish his personality as that of an urbane sophisticate who enjoyed the company of many young women. Hefner has been married twice. His daughter Christie Hefner, born in 1952, is from his marriage to Millie Williams, whom he married in 1949 and divorced in 1959. Christie eventually joined her father's editorial staff, and now holds the title of Chairperson of Playboy Enterprises (PEI). He also had a son, David. He married Playmate Kimberley Conrad in 1988. Conrad became Playmate of the Year in 1989. This marriage broke up in 1998, though Hefner and Conrad have yet to divorce. The couple had two children—Marston, born 1990, and Cooper, born 1991. During this period, Hefner lived monogamously. Hefner is known to have been involved with the following Playmates: then 18-year-old Donna Michelle, Marilyn Cole, Lillian Muller, Patti McGuire, Terri Welles, and Brande Roderick. All six were subsequently chosen Playmate of the Year. Other noteworthy attachments include Mary Warren (1964–68); Barbi Benton (1968–74); Karen Christy (1971–74); ex-Sunday school teacher Sondra Theodore (1974–1981) and then 19-year-old Carrie Leigh (1983–1987). The last liaison ended with a failed $35 million palimony suit by Leigh. After his separation from Kimberley Conrad Hefner in 1999, Hefner began living with an ever-changing number of blonde women, whose ages range from 18 to 28. He told Vanity Fair magazine "And here's the surprise bit—it's what they want!" The actual nature of the relationship between Hefner and these women at his relatively advanced age is sometimes the subject of speculation. No children have come of these relationships . The 2005 E! reality television series The Girls Next Door chronicles Hefner's three most recent girlfriends, Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson. The three all spend time with Hefner, though Madison shares his bed at night and appears to be the most "involved" with Hefner. Hefner purchased the crypt in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California beside Marilyn Monroe. The Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards were created by daughter Christie in 1979 "to honor individuals who have made significant contributions in the vital effort to protect and enhance First Amendment rights for Americans."