Hugh Hefner’s Playboy

Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 in Featured, People

In 1962 in Illinois in the ordinary American family a boy was born who was named Hugh Marston Hefner. After school and regular army service he entered the University of Chicago. After graduation from university he started working as a copywriter for Esquire. The fee of $ 5, which he was receiving for the material was insufficient to meet Hef’s ambitions and soon, putting their furniture and borrowing money from 45 (!!!) people Hef collected $ 8,600 and invested it in his project - Stag Magazine, which graced the cover of a nude Marilyn Monroe. His further biography became one of the most stunning examples of the American dream and world renowed. Hefner’s life is so evenful and many-sided that even Hef himself won’t be able to fully describe it. Nevertheless founder of Playboy decided to do it in a very typical for him manner - telling the story in the language of photography and illustrations. The project turned out to be volume and interesting - 6 volumes, 3360 pages packed in a plexiglass box. The only upsetting thing is that circulation of this book has 1500 copies, but each one of them is signed by the author personally.

Hugh Hefner at the age of 2 years.

The sory begins with Hef’s young years and his first comics collection and ends with triumph years of his main ofsspring. This edition, in fact, is the most candid and personal Hef’s story about himself.

The interior of the Playboy Mansion, 1960.

Hefner during his work with Cynthia Maddox.

Hefner in his new Cadillac Eldorado.

Cowboy, drawn by Hefner at the age of 4 years.

Hefner’s biography in comics.

Hefner’s comics drawn for the first issues of Playboy.

Hefner with his girlfriend and future wife Millie. Autumn of 1944.

Hugh Hefner in Chicago Club, 1960.

Hefner with his brother and parents, 1967.

Hugh Hefner and Barbi Benton surrounded by Jet Bunnies stewardesses, 1970.

Barbi Benton and Hugh Hefner in Miami, 1970.

Comments and accompanying aticles written by Hefner himself cover 700 pages! In them he talks about his youth, about the service in the army. The publication presents Hef’s own drawings, as well as many behind the scenes photos taken at the legendary parties at Playboy Mansion and Bunny Airlplane.

Hef and Barbi in a Playboy Mansion West.

Hefner works during the Watergate scandal.

Hugh Hefner, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Wilt Chamberlain. Playboy Mansion, 1977.