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I was raised in a truly typical Midwestern home with a lot of repression. My life, and the creation of Playboy, were a response to that repression.
Hugh Hefner
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Hugh Hefner
Age: 91 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 9
Died: 2017
Died: September 27
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