Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91

LOS ANGELES >> Hugh M. Hefner, who founded Playboy magazine in 1953 and built the company into one of the most recognizable American global brands, died Wednesday from natural causes at his home, The Playboy Mansion. Hefner was 91.
Hefner published the first issue of Playboy in December 1953, working from his kitchen table. It would become the world’s largest-selling and most influential men’s magazine, spawning a number of successful global businesses, including nightclubs.The