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Interest in Journalism
Hugh Marston Hefner
was born April 9th, 1926
in Chicago, Illinois.
He grew up in a
conservative family with
Methodist parents, and
became interested in
journalism during high
school.
After writing for a
military newspaper in
the mid-40s, he
furthered his studies at
university and married
his first wife, with whom
he had two children.
Playboy Magazine
Hefner soon went to work
for the mens magazine,
Esquire, as a copywriter.
After a few years without a
raise, he quit and
scrounged money from
investors to establish his
own publication in Chicago.
Produced from his home,
the first issue of Playboy
Magazine debuted on
newsstands in December
1953.
Thanks to a nude Marilyn
Monroe centerfold, it sold
over 50 thousand copies in
just a few weeks.
Development of the
Magazine
Playboy Enterprises
Legacy
Despite its decline in
popularity in recent years,
Playboy remains one of the
most legendary brands on
the planet.
As founder of the magazine
and of Playboy Enterprises,
Hugh Hefner has gone from
being an entrepreneur to the
head of an empire, while
also being the envy of many
men along the way.
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