Hugh Hefner
Died at 91 (September 27, 2017)
Playboy magazine founder and mogul Hugh Hefner was known as much for his “playboy” lifestyle as much as for his successful business ventures. He started the magazine in 1953, using borrowed money. The first cover of Playboy features a nude Marilyn Monroe.
He died at his famed Playboy Mansion in 2017. The last known photo of Hefner shows a frail elderly version of his younger self. Son Cooper released a statement to the public: “My father lived an exceptional and impactful life as a media and cultural pioneer and a leading voice behind some of the most significant social and cultural movements of our time.“
