Mr. Hefner handed over creative control of Playboy last year to his son Cooper Hefner. In the early days Mr. Hefner published Ray Bradbury (Playboy bought his “Fahrenheit 451” for $400), Herbert Gold and Budd Schulberg. PhotoThough father and son reached an accommodation — the elder Mr. Hefner became Playboy’s accountant and treasurer — neither changed moral compass points. Mr. Hefner told a film interviewer that in the early days, yes, “everybody was coupling with everybody,” including him. Mr. Hefner will be buried in Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, where he bought the mausoleum drawer next to Marilyn Monroe.

Source: New York Times September 28, 2017 03:31 UTC