Friday, September 29, 2017

R.I.P. HUGH HEFNER

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HUGH HEFNER

Hugh Hefner, the publisher of Playboy Magazine passed away on Wednesday Sept. 27th at the age of 91. Hefner began Playboy in 1953 with Marilyn Monroe on the cover and an inside pictorial. Now over six decades later Playboy is an entertainment and media empire worth millions of dollars.

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Pamela Anderson on Playboy January 1996 cover

Playboy has featured some of the most beautiful women in the world helping to launch the careers of many celebrities including Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, Kelly Monaco, Cindy Crawford,  Elle McPherson, and Kim Kardashian.


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In the 1960's and 1970's Playboy further entrenched itself in pop culture with the TV show Playboy After Dark. Hefner would be joined by some of the biggest celebrities of the time including George Carlin, Jerry Lewis, Bill Cosby, and Sammy Davis Jr. 

Hugh Hefner was a visionary in entertainment and provided an escape to millions of Americans through Playboy. He will be missed but he will never be forgotten. 

THE PROFESSOR

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