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Mr. Playboy
Hugh Hefner and the American dream
By Watts, Steven
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-47169-059-7
- Publisher
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2008.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2008
Hugh Hefner started Playboy magazine in 1953 using purchased photos of Marilyn Monroe, and including the article "Miss Gold Digger 1953" about women who "manipulate the legal system for alimony." Hefner positioned the magazine as respectable, with articles by celebrated writers, interviews, and advice columns, accompanied with photos of nude models and ads, all combined to help promote a notion of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
