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Hugh Hefner, known as "Hef," never saw his mission as pushing the envelope. Instead, he pushed a lifestyle, attempting to, as he once put it, "change the world" by connecting with the daring hipster in every young American man. In December, 1953, at age 27, Hefner produced the first issue of Playboy magazine from his South Side Chicago apartment.
The first 51,000 copies of Playboy magazine sold out, and Hefner went on to become the living embodiment of America's sexual revolution. Being a cool cat with a circular bed, a fab mansion and beautiful women all around turned out to be lucrative. He took Playboy Enterprises public in 1971, making himself one of America's wealthiest media moguls. By its 25...
The first 51,000 copies of Playboy magazine sold out, and Hefner went on to become the living embodiment of America's sexual revolution. Being a cool cat with a circular bed, a fab mansion and beautiful women all around turned out to be lucrative. He took Playboy Enterprises public in 1971, making himself one of America's wealthiest media moguls. By its 25...
Hugh Hefner, known as "Hef," never saw his mission as pushing the envelope. Instead, he pushed a lifestyle, attempting to, as he once put it, "change the world" by connecting with the daring hipster in every young American man. In December, 1953, at age 27, Hefner produced the first issue of Playboy magazine from his South Side Chicago apartment.
The first 51,000 copies of Playboy magazine sold out, and Hefner went on to become the living embodiment of America's sexual revolution. Being a cool cat with a circular bed, a fab mansion and beautiful women all around turned out to be lucrative. He took Playboy Enterprises public in 1971, making himself one of America's wealthiest media moguls. By its 25th anniversary at the end of 1978, Playboy had "bunny" clubs with nearly a million "keyholders" and a magazine that sold 5.5 million copies every month. It ran a book publisher, a limo service and a four-star resort in Lake Geneva, Wis. Hef endured a business reversal that forced him to sharply curtail his corporate holdings, and suffered a serious stroke in 1985. But both he and the company recovered. Lately, he has enjoyed renewed popularity. For his 80th birthday on April 9, 2006, Hef held a weeklong celebration at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, including a pajama and lingerie party with Playboy Playmates and nearly 1,000 partygoers.
The first 51,000 copies of Playboy magazine sold out, and Hefner went on to become the living embodiment of America's sexual revolution. Being a cool cat with a circular bed, a fab mansion and beautiful women all around turned out to be lucrative. He took Playboy Enterprises public in 1971, making himself one of America's wealthiest media moguls. By its 25th anniversary at the end of 1978, Playboy had "bunny" clubs with nearly a million "keyholders" and a magazine that sold 5.5 million copies every month. It ran a book publisher, a limo service and a four-star resort in Lake Geneva, Wis. Hef endured a business reversal that forced him to sharply curtail his corporate holdings, and suffered a serious stroke in 1985. But both he and the company recovered. Lately, he has enjoyed renewed popularity. For his 80th birthday on April 9, 2006, Hef held a weeklong celebration at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, including a pajama and lingerie party with Playboy Playmates and nearly 1,000 partygoers.
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'Nobody, nothing was sacred'
Shortly before midnight on Aug. 3, 1958, Lenny Bruce got off an airplane at Midway Airport. No one knows exactly what he did the next day until, at 8 p.m., he walked onto the stage of the Cloister Inn nightclub and said, "I've been thinking a lot about...Tags: Lenny Bruce, NBC, Air and Space Accidents, George Carlin, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Small Headlines: Big Stars
Tribune InteractiveThe renewal of wedding vows between Amy Winehouse and Blake Civil Fielder will have to wait a little while. Poor Amy caught a case of the vapors and fainted yesterday for "causes unknown". Well gee, is it safe to say her crack habit has something to do...Tags: Annie Leibovitz, Billy Ray Cyrus, Billy Ray, Amy Winehouse
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PBS Offers New Batch Of Mysteries; CBS Comes To Cromwell For Golf
At a time when most TV sleuths are revisiting old cases through chronic summer reruns, "Masterpiece" (CPTV, 9 p.m.) shifts into its "Mystery" mode, with Alan Cumming taking over hosting duties from Gillian Anderson. Their first case is a murder on a...Tags: Tina Fey, Corey Haim, Hinduism, Television Industry, Eli Manning
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Sex and the City pub crawl
Let's be honest about what's to come this weekend: Women—mostly professional and likely well-dressed—will be hanging out in large groups, buzzing about what we can guess will be one of the biggest movie weekends of the summer. And chances...Tags: Fashion Trends, Jenna Jameson, Dance, Beverage Industry, Bobby Darin
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Jack Nicholson is courtside at NBA finals
Jack Nicholson was in his familiar courtside seat wearing his traditional sunglasses Tuesday night, cheering on the Lakers in Game 3 of the NBA finals. It was a scene reminiscent of the 1980s, when Nicholson supported the Lakers at The Forum in Inglewood...Tags: Penny Marshall, Timothy Hutton, Television Industry, Boston Celtics, Hilary Duff
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Hats, mud, mint juleps rule day
Associated PressSkip Koepnick knows where his economic stimulus payment is going - to a weekend of fun at Churchill Downs. Koepnick attended his 32nd straight Kentucky Derby yesterday, making the annual trip from Grand Rapids, Mich., with his girlfriend. He estimated...Tags: Government, National Government, Disasters, Harry Thomas, Equestrian
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Brett Ratner May Start 'Shrinking'
Zap2It.comBrett Ratner is negotiating to direct "The Incredible Shrinking Man" for Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment. Eddie Murphy has long been attached to the updated take on the 1957 sci-fi favorite. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ratner is...Tags: Eddie Murphy, Brett Ratner, Keenen Ivory Wayans
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'The Mad Playboy'
The Washington PostWASHINGTON — Will Elder, an early cartoonist for Mad magazine who spent 25 years illustrating Playboy's "Little Annie Fanny" strip, which parodied the magazine's fetish for buxom women, died of Parkinson's disease May 15 at the Jewish Home at...Tags: Gracie Allen, Television Industry, Norman Rockwell, Eddie Cantor, George Burns
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A chat with Terrence Howard, co-star of 'Iron Man'
Special to NewsdayWith a screen presence as magnetic as the device that keeps the shrapnel from Tony Stark's heart, the Oscar-nominated Terrence Howard plays Air Force Col. Jim Rhodes in "Iron Man." Playing the friend and military liaison of the billionaire defense...Tags: Defense, Robert Downey Jr., Stan Lee, Armed Forces, Celebrity
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Playboy, Mad magazine cartoonist Elder dead at 86
Will Elder, an early cartoonist for Mad magazine who spent 25 years illustrating Playboy's "Little Annie Fanny" strip, which parodied the magazine's fetish for buxom women, died of Parkinson's disease May 15 at the Jewish Home at Rockleigh, N.J. He was...Tags: Gracie Allen, Television Industry, Norman Rockwell, Eddie Cantor, George Burns
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