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==Private life== |
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[[File:Hefner 1973 .jpg|thumb|Hefner at a party at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, 1973]] |
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[[Image:Hef with Karissa Dasha Kristina 2007.jpg|thumb|Hefner posing with Karissa Shannon, [[Dasha Astafieva]], and Kristina Shannon for Playboy's 55th Anniversary Party at One Sunset, West Hollywood, CA on Dec. 12, 2008]] |
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Hefner married [[Northwestern University]] student Mildred Williams in 1949. They had two children, [[Christie Hefner|Christie]] (born November 8, 1952). and David (born August 30, 1955). <ref name='PlayboyTimeline'>[http://www.playboy.com/worldofplayboy/hmh/timeline/pre50s-content.html Playboy Time Line.]</ref> Before the wedding, Mildred confessed that she had had an affair while he was away in the Army; he called the admission "the most devastating moment of my life." A 2006 ''[[E! True Hollywood Story]]'' profile of Hefner revealed that Mildred allowed him to sleep with other women, out of guilt for her infidelity and in the hopes that it would preserve their marriage. They divorced in 1959. |
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Hefner remade himself as a sophisticated bon vivant and [[Promiscuity|man about town]], a lifestyle he promoted in his magazine and two TV shows he hosted, ''[[Playboy's Penthouse]]'' (1959–1960) and ''[[Playboy After Dark]]'' (1969–1970). He admitted to being "'involved' with maybe eleven out of twelve months worth of Playmates" during these years. <ref>[http://www.newyorker.com/critics/content/articles/060320crbo_books Acocella, Joan. "The Girls Next Door." ''New Yorker'', March 20, 2006]</ref> [[Donna Michelle]], [[Marilyn Cole]], [[Lillian Müller]], [[Patti McGuire]], [[Shannon Tweed]], [[Brande Roderick]], [[Barbi Benton]], [[Karen Christy]], [[Sondra Theodore]], and Carrie Leigh - who filed a $35 million [[alimony]] suit against him - were a few of his many partners. In 1971, he acknowledged that he experimented in [[bisexuality]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/5020806.stm "Faces of the Week." BBC News. May 26, 2006]</ref> |
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In 1989, he married Playmate of the Year [[Kimberley Conrad]] and had two sons, Marston (born April 9, 1990) and Cooper (born September 4, 1991). The ''E! True Hollywood Story'' profile noted that the notorious Playboy Mansion had been transformed into a family-friendly homestead. However, after he separated from Conrad in 1999, Hefner began to move an ever-changing coterie of very young women into the Mansion, dating up to seven girls at once; among them, [[Brande Roderick]], [[Izabella St. James]], [[Tina Marie Jordan]], [[Holly Madison]], [[Bridget Marquardt]], and [[Kendra Wilkinson]]. The [[reality television]] series ''[[The Girls Next Door]]'' depicted the lives of Madison, Marquardt, and Wilkinson at the Playboy Mansion. He currently dates 19 year old [[twin|identical twin]] models [[Karissa and Kristina Shannon]], <ref name="theage.com.au">[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/10/17/1224351116190.html Party's over for Playboy king Hugh Hefner] ''[[The Age]]'' October 18, 2008. Accessed October 30, 2008</ref> who were arrested in January 2008 for [[battery (crime)|battery]] |
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<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/lifeandstyle/people/hefs-teenage-twins-busted-for-battery/2008/10/17/1223750300737.html Hef's teenage twins busted for battery] ''[[The Age]]'' October 18, 2008. Accessed October 30, 2008</ref> along with third girlfriend Crystal Harris <ref> |
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[http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/01/06/2009-01-06_meet_playboy_founder_hugh_hefners_other_.html "Meet Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's other girlfriend, [[Crystal Harris]]."] </ref> |
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According to an article posted on lasvegasweekly.com, Marquardt stated that she was in fact single. <ref name=LVWeekly>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/blogs/luxe-life/2008/dec/23/morning-call-exclusive-and-photo-gallery-em-girls-/ |title=Morning Call Exclusive and Photo Gallery: The Girls Next Door talk about love, romance and a (mostly) clothed future |accessdate=2009-01-17 |Author=[[Robin Leach]] |publisher=Las Vegas Weekly |date=2008-12-23 }}</ref> |
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Hef is in talks about making a film about his life, production may start later this year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-girls-next-door/the-girls-next-door-hef-ready-25741.aspx |title=Hef Ready for the big screen? |accessdate=2009-01-17 |author= |publisher=BuddyTV |date=January 16, 2009 }} |
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==Politics and philanthropy== |
==Politics and philanthropy== |
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Hugh Hefner | |
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 Hefner in 2007. | |
| Born | April 9, 1926 |
| Occupation(s) | Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises, Editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine |
| Spouse(s) | Mildred Williams (1949–1959) Kimberley Conrad (1989-separated in 1999) |
| Children | Christie Hefner (b.1952) David Hefner (b.1955) Marston Hefner (b.1990) Cooper Hefner (b.1991) |
| Website | www.playboyenterprises.com |
Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9, 1926) is an American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises.[1]
Early life
Hefner was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1926, the older of two sons born to Grace Caroline (née Swanson) and Glenn Lucius Hefner. He went to Sayre Elementary School and Steinmetz High School, then served in the U.S. Army. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[2]
Working as a copywriter for Esquire, he left in January 1952 after being denied a $5 raise. In 1953, he lent his furniture for $600 and raised $8,000 from 45 investors - including $1,000 from his mother ("Not because she believed in the venture," he told E! in 2006. "But because she believed in her son") - to launch Playboy. The undated first issue, published in December 1953, featured Marilyn Monroe from her 1949 nude calendar shoot. Hefner, who never met Monroe, owns the crypt next to hers. [3]
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Politics and philanthropy
Hefner has espoused a liberal/libertarian stance. On June 4, 1963, he was arrested for selling obscene literature after an issue of Playboy featuring nude shots of Jayne Mansfield was released. A jury was unable to reach a verdict.
His former secretary, Bobbie Arnstein, was found dead in a Chicago hotel room after an overdose of drugs in January 1975. Hefner called a press conference to allege that she had been driven to suicide by narcotics agents and federal officers. Hefner further claimed the Government was out to get him because of Playboy's philosophy and its advocacy of more liberal drug laws. [4][5][unbalanced opinion?]
The Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award was created by Christie Hefner "to honor individuals who have made significant contributions in the vital effort to protect and enhance First Amendment rights for Americans." He has donated and raised money for the Democratic Party. [6]
Hefner donated $100,000 to the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts to create a course called "Censorship in Cinema", and $2 million to endow a Chair for the study of American film. [7]
Hefner also contributes to charities outside the sphere of politics and publishing, throwing fundraiser events for Much Love Animal Rescue, as well as Generation Rescue [8], an autism research organization supported by Jenny McCarthy.
Financial difficulties
The Age reported in October 2008 that Hefner is selling tickets to his famous, celebrity-filled parties for the first time ever to offset cash-flow problems due to setbacks Playboy Enterprises has suffered, including decreasing Playboy circulation, decreasing stock value, and ventures that have yet to turn a profit. [9]
References
- ^ Playboy Enterprises Inc. Corporate Officers
- ^ HUGH M. HEFNER, Playboy Enterprises. Accessed January 2, 2009.
- ^ Westwood Village Memorial Cemetery
- ^ David Cotner (2008-10-02). "The life and times of an alpha male". Book Review. LA Times. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "Hugh Hefner: Once upon a time". LA Times. October 23, 1992. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|Author=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Tapper, Jake. "Hef in a Huff." Salon.com, August 11, 2000
- ^ Hefner Gives $2M to USC Film School, Associated Press, November 16, 2007.
- ^ "Hugh Hefner & Jenny McCarthy Fund Autism Research". Celebrity Halo. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
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Further reading
- Watts, Steven (2008). Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-69059-7.
- Miller, Russell (1985). Bunny: The Real Story of Playboy. London: Corgi. ISBN 0-03-063748-1.
External links
- Profile of Hefner from Playboy Enterprises corporate site
- Hugh M. Hefner at IMDb
- Hugh Hefner: The Ultimate Lifestyle Entrepreneur (About.com Entrepreneurs
- "Brilliant Careers: Hugh Hefner" (Salon.com, December 28, 1999)
- World Wrestling Entertainment interviews Hugh Hefner (March 14, 2007)
- Articles with minor POV problems from November 2008
- 1926 births
- Adult magazine publishers (people)
- American businesspeople
- American journalists
- American libertarians
- American magazine editors
- American magazine founders
- American military personnel of World War II
- American pornographers
- American socialites
- Living people
- Participants in American reality television series
- People from Chicago, Illinois
- Playboy
- Polyamory
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alumni