US Entrepreneurs, Biography, Hugh Hefner, Playboy Enterprises, Born in 1926

Hugh Hefner (born 1926) was an American entrepreneur, magazine publisher, and founder of Playboy Enterprises.

Hefner was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in psychology.

Hefner served as a writer for Esquire magazine before deciding to launch his own magazine, Playboy, in 1953.

Hefner established Playboy Enterprises, which grew to become one of the most successful media and lifestyle companies in the world.

In the 1960s and 70s, Hefner's Playboy philosophy and lifestyle reinvented the concept of modern sexuality and popularized the notion of the bachelor.

Hefner was awarded the Freedom of Expression Award by the ACLU and named one of Time magazine's most influential people of the 20th century.

In addition to his media empire, Hefner was a philanthropist and involved in numerous civil rights and political causes.

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