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In an interview with Time Magazine, Hugh Hefner, king of the Playboy empire, stated that he is a 10th generation direct-descendant of William Bradford, "who came over on the Mayflower and was one of our Puritan fathers." Not exactly correct.... While the family tree of Hugh Hefner does stretch back to the Mayflower, William Bradford is more accurately termed a Separatist, not a Puritan.
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Gentlemen/lover/friend to all, Hugh Hefner is the godfather of the erotic entertainment industry and the founder of a $300 million empire based on bunny logos and breasts. Well before Puff Daddy and Martha Stewart were selling a lifestyle as a brand image, Hef was doing it. After a brief semi-retirement in the 90's, Hef is back on VH1's "The Girls Next Door" bringing his message of sexy sophistication to a new generation of playboys and playgirls.
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Hugh Hefner (born April 9, 1926, at 4:20 pm in Chicago, Illinois), founder of Playboy magazine and the Playboy empire, announced recently that he’s looking for a publisher for his memoirs. Hefner promises to deliver gory details and scandal-producing history. He intends to collaborate with writer Bill Zehme (co-writer with Jay Leno and Regis Philbin), and is asking for an advance to rival the one received by GE head Jack Welch (seven million dollars), for his story. Apparently, when you take the quantity of Viagra Hefner claims to have consumed, size does matter.
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LOS ANGELES, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Steve Jobs has delivered the hardware and now Hugh Hefner has delivered the software. With the eagerly-anticipated Apple iPhone finally in retail stores, Playboy.com is celebrating the glorious gadget with the launch of "iPlayboy," a collection of multimedia features guaranteed to turn up the heat on that cool, new phone. iPhone owners may visit Playboy.com to download a free set of twelve sexy non-nude Playmate wallpapers, a separate photo album with twelve additional Playmate photos, a complete 1-hour episode of Playboy Radio's "The Playmate Hour" (SIRIUS Satellite Radio # 198) with hosts Miriam Gonzalez (Miss March '01) and Pilar Lastra (Miss August '04) and a Playboy.com Cyber Girl video, all customized for the Apple iPhone. It's the next best thing to having Playmates on speed dial.
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Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois)... referred to colloquially as "Hef", is the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine. He has become an icon of American sexuality and a charismatic spokesman for the sexual revolution and of libertarianism. Branching out At its peak, Playboy sold more than 1,200,000 issues each month. Hefner's concept exploded as a variety of different avenues opened up. A late-night television program, "Playboy's Penthouse," premiered; conversation among urbane guests its main selling point. In addition, the show featured
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Hugh Marston Hefner was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 9, 1926. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, and has become the icon for American sexuality. Hefner served in the U.S. army after elementary school, and earned his psychology degree in the University of Illinois. He worked for several publications before establishing Playboy. Hefner gained notoriety because of his status, and was considered as the world’s most envied womanizer. He became involved with countless women after his divorce from his first wife, Mildred Williams.
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