Hugh Hefner, the legendary founder of Playboy magazine, was synonymous with luxury, sophistication, and style. His iconic ...

But Hugh Hefner's gone, the original Playboy Clubs ... more until being fully nude in the centerfold. By the end of the 1950s, the magazine was selling a million copies a month.

With its long, sleek lines, chrome accents that gleamed like a Hollywood smile, and a convertible top that invited the California sun, it was the epitome of American cool in the 1950s. Imagine ...

"Hugh Hefner was not a feminist or liberator of women as some claim. "Sure, he and his empire challenged prudish norms of the 1950s - according to which women were chaste virgins or caring mothers ...

And the start of Playboy in the 1950s is an interesting story. In April, Amazon released an original ten-episode documentary series about Hugh Hefner's life. "American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner ...

The decision apparently rose from a meeting with Playboy Editor-in-Chief Hugh Hefner and an editor at the ... Playboy landed on magazine racks in the 1950s, female nudity was taboo.

Hugh Hefner passed away at 91 Wednesday evening ... things turned around for the actress when her career finally began to take flight. In 1950, Monroe appeared in two films, "Asphalt Jungle ...

The magazine that was started in Hugh Hefner's garage and kitchen in the 1950s has become ... From Marilyn Monroe on the first issue in 1953 to record-holder Pamela Anderson's debut in 1989. From ...