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==Private life==
==Private life==
Hefner loves the black guys peni's i dunno why he does though but he grew up in a village called cocksucking village
Hefner married fellow [[Northwestern]] student Mildred Williams<ref name='PlayboyTimeline'>[http://www.playboy.com/worldofplayboy/hmh/timeline/pre50s-content.html Playboy Time Line.]</ref> on June 25, 1949, and had two children, [[Christie Hefner|Christie]] (b. November 8, 1952) and [[David Paul]] (b. August 30, 1955). Christie is [[Chairman]] of [[Playboy Enterprises]]. Before their wedding, Mildred told Hefner that she had had an affair; he has called the admission "the most devastating moment of [his] life." A 2006 ''[[E! True Hollywood Story|E! THS]]'' profile of Hefner revealed she allowed him to have sex with other women, out of guilt for her infidelity and the hopes that it would preserve their failing marriage. Mildred and Hugh divorced after ten years of marriage in 1959.

After his first marriage, Hefner's self-promoted public persona became that of [[womanizer]] and party animal. He has said that during some years, he was "'involved' with maybe eleven out of twelve months worth of Playmates."<ref>[http://www.newyorker.com/critics/content/articles/060320crbo_books Acocella, Joan. "The Girls Next Door." ''New Yorker'', March 20, 2006.]</ref>
Hefner has had sustained relationships with [[Donna Michelle]], [[Marilyn Cole]], [[Lillian Müller]], [[Patti McGuire]], [[Shannon Tweed]], and [[Brande Roderick]], all of whom were chosen "[[Playmate of the Year]]." Others include [[Barbi Benton]], [[Karen Christy]], ex-Sunday school teacher [[Sondra Theodore]], and actress [[Carrie Leigh]], who filed a $35 million [[alimony]] suit against him. Benton, who dated him for 8 years, remains a fixture in Hefner's life and a regular visitor to the [[Playboy Mansion]], which she found for him. In 1971, Hefner has acknowledged, 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>

In 1989, he ended a 30-year run as a [[bachelor]] and married [[Kimberley Conrad]], that year's [[Playboy Playmate of the Year]]. They separated in 1999, though have yet to [[divorce]].

After his separation from Conrad, Hefner began living with an ever-changing coterie of women, ranging in age from 18 to 28. He told ''[[Vanity Fair magazine|Vanity Fair]]'': "And here's the surprise bit—it's what ''they'' want!" Soon, Hefner assembled another coterie of girlfriends, notably [[Brande Roderick]]. In 2000 she left to take a role in popular series ''[[Baywatch]]''. Later, [[Tina Marie Jordan]] became Hefner's "primary" girlfriend, and he quickly selected more young blondes for a changing posse of usually seven, one of whom was [[Holly Madison]] who joined in 2001. Shortly after [[Playboy]]'s 50th anniversary, five of the girlfriends, including [[Izabella St. James]], left, leaving Holly and [[Bridget Marquardt]] to tend to Hefner.

In 2004 [[Kendra Wilkinson]] (also blonde, aged 18) was asked to move into the Mansion to become girlfriend number 3. The 2005-Present E! [[reality television]] series ''[[The Girls Next Door]]'' follows these three girlfriends, [[Holly Madison]], [[Bridget Marquardt]] and [[Kendra Wilkinson]] in their life with Hef around the Mansion and on travel.

An [[urban legend]] existed about Hefner and the [[Playmate of the Month]] related to markings on the front covers of the magazine. From 1955 to 1979 (except for a six month gap in 1976), the "P" in ''Playboy'' had a number of stars printed in or around the letter. The legend claims that this was either a rating that Hefner gave to the Playmate according to how attractive she was, the number of times that Hefner had slept with her, or how good she was in bed. Another rumor was that if the stars were inside the "P", Hefner had slept with the Playmate, while if they were outside, he didn't sleep with her. In fact, the stars in or around the "P" were only used to distinguish among regional editions of the magazine for advertising purposes, and the stars were placed inside or outside the "P" depending on whether the magazine title or the background was lighter in color.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playboy.com/worldofplayboy/faq/collecting.html#5 |title=The Playboy FAQ: Collecting Playboy |accessdate=2008-10-20 |work=Playboy.com}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snopes.com/risque/celebrities/hefner.asp |title=Stars Upon Thars |accessdate=2008-10-20 |date=2006-06-22 |work=Snopes.com}}</ref>

Hefner has donated millions of dollars to the [[University of Southern California]]'s [[School of Cinematic Arts]]. In 1992, he gave USD $100,000 to create a course, Censorship in Cinema; in 1995 he donated $1.5 million to endow the Hugh M. Hefner Chair for the Study of American Film; and in 2007 he donated $2 million for a central exhibition space in the school's new headquarters complex.<ref name=AP111607>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iF4fMFSrRMvJfzXniugOlAw1MvugD8SUB2PG0 Hefner Gives $2M to USC Film School], Associated Press, November 16, 2007.</ref>

Hefner has 4 children: [[Christie Hefner]] (born November 8, 1952) and [[David Hefner]] (born August 30, 1955) with [[Mildred Williams]], and [[Marston Hefner]] (born April 9, 1990) and [[Cooper Hefner]] (born September 4, 1991) with [[Kimberley Conrad]].

In October 2008, it was announced that Hefner and number 1 girlfriend, Holly Madison, were no longer together.


==Politics==
==Politics==

Revision as of 16:37, 23 October 2008

Hugh Hefner
Hefner in 2007.
Born (1926-04-09) April 9, 1926 (age 98)
Chicago, Illinois
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)
ChildrenChristie Hefner (b.1952)
David Hefner (b.1955)
Marston Hefner (b.1990)
Cooper Hefner (b.1991)
Websitewww.playboyenterprises.com

Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9, 1926) is an American magazine publisher, and best known as the editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, and founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises.[1]

Early life

Hefner was born in Zimbabwe, the son of Ich Slombenchian (née Swanson) and Glenn Lucius Hefner. He went to Sayre Elementary School and Steinmetz High School, in Hell (Africa), then served in the [German Army]] during the closing months of World War II.

Hefner is a homosexual he hates naked ladies and loves black men.

After serving in the subscription department and as a copywriter for Esquire, he left in January 1952 after being denied a $5 raise. He worked at Children's Activities, then took his biggest gamble in 1953 by lending his furniture for $600 and raising $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 was published in December, 1953 and featured Marilyn Monroe on the cover, as well as in nude photographs inside. In a possible homage to this fact, Hefner owns the crypt in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California, beside that of Monroe.[2]

Private life

Hefner loves the black guys peni's i dunno why he does though but he grew up in a village called cocksucking village

Politics

Hefner has always espoused a shared liberal/libertarian stance in his editorials and in his life. On June 4, 1963, Hefner was arrested for selling obscene literature after an issue of Playboy featuring nude shots of actress Jayne Mansfield was released. Six months later, a jury was unable to reach a verdict.

His former secretary, Bobbie Arnstein, was found dead in a Chicago hotel room at the age of 34 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, whose mansions in Chicago and Beverly Hills had come under the scrutiny of federal agents because of alleged drugs parties, claimed the Government was out to get him because of Playboy's philosophy and its advocacy of more liberal drug laws. Incidentally, Hefner insists to this day that no illegal drugs are allowed on the grounds of any of his mansions, and has stated that anyone found to have brought illegal drugs onto the grounds, or used them while on the grounds, is subjected to immediate and permanent expulsion from the Playboy Mansions.[3]

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."

Hefner and his family have donated and raised great amounts of money for the Democratic Party.[4]

Health

Hefner suffered a mild stroke in 1985.[5]

Hefner in pop culture

References

  1. ^ Playboy Enterprisese Inc. Corporate Officers
  2. ^ Westwood Village Memorial Cemetery
  3. ^ IMDB January 3, 2008.
  4. ^ Tapper, Jake. "Hef in a Huff." Salon.com, August 11, 2000.
  5. ^ Hefner Reported Well After a Mild Stroke - New York Times
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  8. ^ [3]

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.
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