Founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner dies at 91 in Los Angeles

Founder of Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner, on  Wednesday died at age 91 at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, surrounded by loved ones, as stated by the magazine. 

Playboy Mansion also known as the Playboy Mansion West was the former home of Hugh Hefner. In Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, near Beverly Hills, the mansion became famous during the 1970s through media reports of Hefner's lavish parties.

Hefner was an American magazine publisher, editor, businessman, and playboy. He was best known as the editor-in-chief and publisher of Playboy magazine, which he founded in 1953. He was also the founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises, the publishing group that operates the magazine. Hefner was also a political activist and philanthropist in several causes and public issues. He was born in 1929, April 9.