Bluehawk Posted September 28, 2017 Share #1 Posted September 28, 2017 ...Hefner was born Hugh Marston Hefner in 1926 and grew up in a strict Methodist family. He signed up to the Army during the Second World War, and drew cartoons for Army newspapers until his honorable discharge in 1946. Despite his family's conservatism, his mother gave him a $1,000 loan to publish Playboy - 'Not because she believed in the venture but because she believed in her son.' The magazine hit with a splash, selling 50,000 copies of its first issue - which featured Marilyn Monroe on the cover - and went on to have seven million subscribers by its second year. As its star rose, so too did Hefner - and he went on to amass a huge personal wealth that peaked at $200 million. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4927948/Hugh-Hefner-dies-aged-91.html#ixzz4twWsCN95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted September 28, 2017 Share #2 Posted September 28, 2017 RIP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhunde.ret Posted September 28, 2017 Share #3 Posted September 28, 2017 RIP Hugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted September 28, 2017 He signed up to the Army during the Second World War, and drew cartoons for Army newspapers until his honorable discharge in 1946. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted September 28, 2017 Share #5 Posted September 28, 2017 His interview at the gates of Heaven must have been interesting. These pictures made me smile. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4927948/Hugh-Hefner-dies-aged-91.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted September 28, 2017 Share #6 Posted September 28, 2017 I never read the articles - just looked at the pictures. As a writer my biggest thrill was getting published in Playboy - it was only a one-line joke, but I got credit. I also have somewhere my rejection letter from Playboy for an article they apparently did not think was as funny as I thought. You have to look back at its founding era as being one where all manner WWII vets were able to take a chance on entrepreneurial ventures as never before. This is me on the school band bus - this photo was in our yearbook and in 1968 would have been considered a little racy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted September 28, 2017 Share #7 Posted September 28, 2017 If I had the mag anywhere near my school, the nuns would have beat the crap out of me. Catholic school was such a drag. Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCR79 Posted September 28, 2017 Share #8 Posted September 28, 2017 Hef was "The Man" RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted September 28, 2017 Share #9 Posted September 28, 2017 I never read the articles - just looked at the pictures. As a writer my biggest thrill was getting published in Playboy - it was only a one-line joke, but I got credit. I also have somewhere my rejection letter from Playboy for an article they apparently did not think was as funny as I thought. You have to look back at its founding era as being one where all manner WWII vets were able to take a chance on entrepreneurial ventures as never before. This is me on the school band bus - this photo was in our yearbook and in 1968 would have been considered a little racy. playboyCU.jpg Cool post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thwingmarty Posted September 28, 2017 Share #10 Posted September 28, 2017 It is my understanding that Playboy published an article that exposed the Mei Lai massacre to the public. Enough people read the article that the writer was killed not long after it was published. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted September 28, 2017 I only read the articles, I swear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted September 28, 2017 Share #12 Posted September 28, 2017 RIP Heff.....thanks for the mammories (someone had to say it)....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 28, 2017 Share #13 Posted September 28, 2017 RIP HEFF You had a great run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted September 28, 2017 Share #14 Posted September 28, 2017 I didn't read the articles. I liked the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 28, 2017 Share #15 Posted September 28, 2017 I didn't read the articles. I liked the pictures. I never learned how to read... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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