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Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine, died on Wednesday at 91. Known for his hedonistic parties at the Playboy Mansion, and for his many romantic involvements, he became a symbol of sexual liberation — if at times a contentious one.Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine, died on Wednesday at 91. Known for his hedonistic parties at the Playboy Mansion, and for his many romantic involvements, he became a symbol of sexual liberation — if at times a contentious one.
The exuberant owner of the Playboy media empire did not shy from making his libertine lifestyle public. Throughout the years, he spoke candidly in interviews about his intriguing life.The exuberant owner of the Playboy media empire did not shy from making his libertine lifestyle public. Throughout the years, he spoke candidly in interviews about his intriguing life.
Mr. Hefner was an early guest on “Late Night with David Letterman,” in May 1985. Mr. Letterman pressed him for details of his life in the mansion, asking him, “Is it just unbelievable wild sex all night long?” Mr. Hefner reassured his host, “We take time off from the wild sex to watch your show.”Mr. Hefner was an early guest on “Late Night with David Letterman,” in May 1985. Mr. Letterman pressed him for details of his life in the mansion, asking him, “Is it just unbelievable wild sex all night long?” Mr. Hefner reassured his host, “We take time off from the wild sex to watch your show.”
In an interview in 1966 with the conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. on “Firing Line,” Mr. Hefner was asked about his views on sexual liberation. “What it really comes down to is an attempt to establish what has been called a new morality,” he said. “I really think that’s what this thing called the ‘American sexual revolution’ is really all about.”In an interview in 1966 with the conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. on “Firing Line,” Mr. Hefner was asked about his views on sexual liberation. “What it really comes down to is an attempt to establish what has been called a new morality,” he said. “I really think that’s what this thing called the ‘American sexual revolution’ is really all about.”
In an interview with Time magazine, for which Mr. Hefner donned his signature silk pajamas and a maroon dressing gown, he was asked about his views on feminism. “I’m not an active feminist, I’m an active humanist,” he said. “I separated ways from the American feminist movement when they became anti-sexual. I believe embracing sexuality is a part of what it means to be free.”In an interview with Time magazine, for which Mr. Hefner donned his signature silk pajamas and a maroon dressing gown, he was asked about his views on feminism. “I’m not an active feminist, I’m an active humanist,” he said. “I separated ways from the American feminist movement when they became anti-sexual. I believe embracing sexuality is a part of what it means to be free.”
Accompanied by Crystal Harris, his fiancée at the time, Mr. Hefner went on Piers Morgan’s CNN show and was asked, “Is there anything more important to your life than sex?”Accompanied by Crystal Harris, his fiancée at the time, Mr. Hefner went on Piers Morgan’s CNN show and was asked, “Is there anything more important to your life than sex?”
“Yes, absolutely: love, friendship,” Mr. Hefner replied. “It’s like saying, ‘Is money important?’ Only if you don’t have any.”“Yes, absolutely: love, friendship,” Mr. Hefner replied. “It’s like saying, ‘Is money important?’ Only if you don’t have any.”
In 2010, Mr. Hefner won a lifetime achievement award from PromaxBDA, an entertainment industry association. Before presenting him with the honor, Larry King of CNN interviewed Mr. Hefner about his magazine business. Mr. Hefner told him that the iconic bunny was not the original logo idea for Playboy; he had wanted to use a stag, but switched six weeks before the magazine’s first edition.In 2010, Mr. Hefner won a lifetime achievement award from PromaxBDA, an entertainment industry association. Before presenting him with the honor, Larry King of CNN interviewed Mr. Hefner about his magazine business. Mr. Hefner told him that the iconic bunny was not the original logo idea for Playboy; he had wanted to use a stag, but switched six weeks before the magazine’s first edition.
He also said he hadn’t envisaged Playboy as a sex magazine: “It was a lifestyle magazine for urban guys.”He also said he hadn’t envisaged Playboy as a sex magazine: “It was a lifestyle magazine for urban guys.”
In 1974, Mr. Hefner was a guest on James Day’s “Day at Night.” The host asked him whether the public perception of Playboy was accurate, to which Mr. Hefner replied that media coverage of him was often misleading. “There’s almost a Rorschach test quality about writing about Playboy,” he said. “What comes out in the press is not so much about me as it is about society.”In 1974, Mr. Hefner was a guest on James Day’s “Day at Night.” The host asked him whether the public perception of Playboy was accurate, to which Mr. Hefner replied that media coverage of him was often misleading. “There’s almost a Rorschach test quality about writing about Playboy,” he said. “What comes out in the press is not so much about me as it is about society.”