Marilyn Monroe, who appeared on the cover
and centerfold section of the 1st issue of
Playboy Magazine in December of 1953,
never actualy posed for Playboy Magazine.
The cover photo was taken
when Monroe acted as Grand Marshall
at the Miss America Parade of 1952.
Hugh Hefner's Playboy Trivia #1 (continued):
The centerfold photo was taken in 1949
for a nude calendar.
Hugh Hefner's Personal Trivia #1:
Although he never personally met her,
Hef is a big fan of Marilyn Monroe's.
He even owns the crypt next to hers.
(note: image has been
artistically edited
from the original)
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Playboy Mansion Trivia #1: The current home of the Playboy empire in
Los Angeles, California is already the 2nd Playboy Mansion. It is also called Playboy Mansion West
in deference to the the 1st Playboy Mansion,
which was located in Chicago and was acquired by Hefner in 1959.
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Playboy Mansion Trivia #2: The current Mansion was acquired in 1971,
but it was not until 1975 that Hef decided
to make LA his permanent home. Thereafter
Playboy Mansion West became
the new headquarters of the Playboy lifestyle.
It has 29 rooms, a wine cellar, a game room,
a zoo and aviary, tennis courts, a waterfall and
swimming pool area with related sauna and
bathhouse facilities.
It has a market value of US $50 million.
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Playboy Mansion Trivia #3: A brass plate with the latin inscription
"Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare"
adorned the door to the original Playboy Mansion
in Chicago. The phrase translates into english:
"If you don't swing, don't ring"
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Hugh Hefner Quotes:
"Picasso had his pink period and his blue period.
I am in my blonde period right now."
"The interesting thing is how one guy,
through living out his own fantasies, is living out
the fantasies of so many other people."
"Playboy exploits sex the way
Sports Illustrated exploits sports."
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in a Playmate?
More Hugh Hefner Quotes:
"I didn't want to repeat my parents' life.
I saw in their lives a routine and a lack of dreaming,
a lack of the possibilities, a lack of passion.
And I didn't want to live without passion."
"Beauty is everywhere -- on the campus,
in the office, living next door ...
Nice girls like sex too -- it's a natural part of life.
Don't be ashamed of it."
"Life is too short to be living somebody else's dream."
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