On April 26, 2010, Hefner donated the last $ 900, 000 sought by a conservation group for a land purchase needed to stop the development of the famed vista of the Hollywood Sign.

It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $ 1, 000 loan from Hefner's mother.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Hefner and his wife announced in March 2009 that they are listing Mrs. Hefner's home for sale at $ US28 million.

Playboy pays for the Mansion's operating expenses ( including depreciation and taxes ), which were $ US3. 6 million in 2002, $ US2. 3 million in 2003, and $ US3. 0 million in 2004, net of rent received from Hefner.

Hefner created the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in honor of her father, and has helped to raise $ 30 million to build the CORE Center in Chicago, the first outpatient facility in the Midwest for people with AIDS.

Hefner married Northwestern University student Mildred Williams ( born 1926 ) in 1949.

* James A. Hefner, former president, Tennessee State University ( son of Art Hefner )

After referring to Winnipeg's five female Olympic medal-winners as " beautiful females " whose close-up presence made him " feel like Hugh Hefner ", Katz was criticized by a women's studies professor at the University of Manitoba.

He attended Hefner Middle School and Putnam City North High School, in Oklahoma City, and later went on to attend Oklahoma State University, where he studied broadcast journalism.

The school relocated from the Hefner location to Goree in 1906 as well and was renamed Chigger Hill School.

Hefner called a press conference to allege that she had been driven to suicide by narcotics agents and federal officers.

Harris called off the wedding just 5 days before they were due to be wed. As of June 2012 Harris and Hefner have resumed their relationship.

Her appearance in the magazine opened the door for her to headline and operate two different Playboy Jazz Clubs, both under Hugh Hefner ’ s overview, which she called Lainie ’ s Lounge East and West on opposite coasts, one in Los Angeles and the other in Manhattan.

After the band's final gig at the ICA in London on 10 December 2001 and the release of an EP called The Hefner Brain the following March, the band went on a seemingly permanent hiatus, save for one reformation for the " Keeping It Peel " tribute show, marking the death of one of their biggest supporters, Radio 1 DJ John Peel.

Kevin Burns approached Hefner in 2005, which resulted in a pilot called " Hef's World " being filmed.

" One of his instrumentals, " Playboy's Theme ," became the signature music of the regular TV shows and specials presented by Playboy, and remains synonymous with the magazine and its creator, Hugh Hefner.

City of Chicago ( 1967 ), a room-sized, walk-through " sculpto-pictorama ," features sky-scraper-proportioned sculptures of Mayor Daley and Hugh Hefner " joined by such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, Al Capone, and fan-dancer Sally Rand, accompanied by a sound track featuring gunfire and burlesque music.

They also produced Playboy: The Mansion ( 2004 ), a simulation game based on the life of Hugh Hefner and Playboy, and a PlayStation 2 version of the classic board game Risk.

Willie Gathrel " Bill " Hefner ( April 11, 1930 – September 2, 2009 ), was a Democratic U. S. Congressman from North Carolina, serving between 1975 and 1999.

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Lake Hefner covers 2, 500 acres ( 10 km² ) and averages 29 feet ( 9 m ) deep.

On June 4, 1963, Hefner was arrested for selling obscene literature after an issue of Playboy featuring nude shots of Jayne Mansfield was released.

He had previously granted full access to documentary filmmaker and television producer Kevin Burns for the A & E Biography special Hugh Hefner: American Playboy in 1996.

Hefner and Burns later collaborated on numerous other television projects, most notably on The Girls Next Door, a reality series that ran for six seasons ( 2005 – 2009 ) and 90 episodes.

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.

After an 11-year separation, Hefner filed for divorce from Conrad stating irreconcilable differences.

Hefner has said that he only remained married to her for the sake of his children, and his youngest child had just turned 18.

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.

Both through his charitable foundation and individually, 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, a controversial autism campaign organization supported by Jenny McCarthy.

Hefner supports legalizing same-sex marriage and he states that a fight for gay marriage is " a fight for all our rights.

It implies a new reference point for the convert's self-identity, and is a matter of belief and social structure — of both faith and affiliation .< ref > Hefner, Robert W. Conversion to Christianity.

In those 11 years, Martin and his panel of pals successfully ridiculed and made fun of these legendary stars in this order: Ronald Reagan, Hugh Hefner, Ed McMahon, William Conrad, Kirk Douglas, Bette Davis, Barry Goldwater, Johnny Carson, Wilt Chamberlain, Hubert Humphrey, Carroll O ' Connor, Monty Hall, Jack Klugman & Tony Randall, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Leo Durocher, Truman Capote, Don Rickles, Ralph Nader, Jack Benny, Redd Foxx, Bobby Riggs, George Washington, Dan Rowan & Dick Martin, Hank Aaron, Joe Namath, Bob Hope, Telly Savalas, Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason, Sammy Davis Jr, Michael Landon, Evel Knievel, Valerie Harper, Muhammad Ali, Dean Martin, Dennis Weaver, Joe Garagiola, Danny Thomas, Angie Dickinson, Gabe Kaplan, Ted Knight, Peter Marshall, Dan Haggerty, Frank Sinatra, Jack Klugman, Jimmy Stewart, George Burns, Betty White, Suzanne Somers, Joan Collins, and Mr T. For nearly a decade, Martin had recorded as many as four albums a year for Reprise Records.

Celebrities for 2006 included Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matthew Fox, Hugh Hefner, Paris Hilton, Spike Lee, Ashton Kutcher, Samuel L. Jackson, Ludacris, Jack Black, Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi, Ben Stiller, Tyra Banks, Carmen Electra and Eva Longoria.

This routine caused a direct request from publisher Hugh Hefner and he was booked as a replacement for the white comedian Professor Irwin Corey.

In 2002, Hefner purchased a house across the street from the mansion for use by Playmates.

The original Playboy Mansion was a 70-room classicizing French brick and limestone residence in Chicago at 1340 North State Parkway, which had been built in 1899 for Dr. George Swift Isham ; it was acquired by Hefner in 1959.

According to Playboy Enterprises ' SEC filings, Hefner pays Playboy rent for " that portion of the Playboy Mansion used exclusively for him and his personal guests ' residence as well as the per-unit value of non-business meals, beverages and other benefits received by him and his personal guests ".

Hefner also later sued Bogdanovich for the negative portrayals in Bogdanovich's book about Stratten, The Killing of the Unicorn.

In a 1998 interview, Hefner stated that he still disliked the film because it was a poor portrayal of Stratten, although he did commend Eric Roberts for " an excellent portrayal of the sick husband who murdered her.

Hugh Marston " Hef " Hefner ( born April 9, 1926 ) is an American magazine publisher, founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises.

Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream.

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Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream.

* Hefner, Loretta, The WPA Historical Records Survey: a guide to the unpublished inventories, indexes, and transcripts, Society of American Archivists.

Early on, Hefner required Playboy centerfolds to be portrayed in a very specific way, telling photographers in a 1956 memo that the " model must be in a natural setting engaged in some activity ' like reading, writing, mixing a drink '...... should have a ' healthy, intelligent, American look — a young lady that looks like she might be a very efficient secretary or an undergrad at Vassar.

Benefactors, led by American magazine publisher Hugh Hefner, raised the money to pay for its restoration, and the original version of The Big Sleep was released in art-house cinemas in 1997 for a short exhibition run, along with a comparative documentary about the cinematic and content differences between Hawks's film noir and the Warner Brothers " movie star " version.

Allan John Melvin ( February 18, 1923 – January 17, 2008 ) was an American character actor who appeared in several television shows, including the roles of Corporal Henshaw on The Phil Silvers Show ; Alice's boyfriend Sam the Butcher on The Brady Bunch ; and Archie Bunker's friend Barney Hefner on All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place.

* Hugh Hefner ( born 1926 ), an American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises