“I have been married twice, and those were not the happiest times of my life. Part of the problem, quite frankly, is that when you get married, the romance disappears and the children arrive and the love is transferred. It shouldn't be that way, but too often it is transferred to the children.”

American magazine publisher and businessman

Hugh Marston Hefner was an American magazine publisher and businessman. He founded Playboy and served as its editor-in-chief, building a media brand that became closely associated with sexual imagery, journalism, fiction, and high-profile interviews. He expanded Playboy into a network of clubs and made himself a public figure through his lifestyle, which drew attention for its parties and the company he kept at his homes. His name remained tied to a media empire that mixed entertainment, celebrity access, and controversy.