Hugh Hefner & Marilyn Monroe — Obsession He Took To The Grave
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Hugh Hefner made millions with nude photos of "girls next door" — but his obsession with Marilyn Monroe culminated with his death at the age of 91!
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Hefner spent $75,000 in 1992 to be buried next to Marilyn at the Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles. But even though Marilyn helped launch Playboy magazine after Hef published nudes of the rising star in 1953, he never met the doomed screen icon before her mysterious death. "I would have loved to,” he once admitted, adding: “I’m a sucker for blondes, and she is the ultimate blonde!”
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And while Hefner made his fortune selling nudes of "nice, ordinary working girls" — as described by founding Playmate Charlaine Karalus — Hefner never got over his obsession for Marilyn's classic look. "The difference between Marilyn Monroe and the early Pamela Anderson is not that great," he said, and Hef had Anna Nicole Smith recreate Marilyn's sexy subway grate scene from "The Seven Year Itch." [NUDE IMAGE FOLLOWS...]
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Marilyn, however, was less excited about the nude pics that helped launch Playboy. Tape recordings from 1962 caught the star looking back at the classic photos. "I was behind in the rent and I was hungry," said the legendary sex symbol. "We just spread out some red velvet. It was very drafty."
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Marilyn never sought out Hefner after Playboy published her pics, either — and, as Hefner recalled from his Hollywood home, "She was dead before I started to come out here." But now he'll be laid to rest for eternity next to his ultimate dream girl, once laughing: "Jay Leno said that for that kind of money, I should have been on top!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
Hugh Hefner made millions with nude photos of "girls next door" — but his obsession with Marilyn Monroe culminated with his death at the age of 91!
Photo credit: Getty Images
Hefner spent $75,000 in 1992 to be buried next to Marilyn at the Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles. But even though Marilyn helped launch Playboy magazine after Hef published nudes of the rising star in 1953, he never met the doomed screen icon before her mysterious death. "I would have loved to,” he once admitted, adding: “I’m a sucker for blondes, and she is the ultimate blonde!”
Photo credit: Getty Images
And while Hefner made his fortune selling nudes of "nice, ordinary working girls" — as described by founding Playmate Charlaine Karalus — Hefner never got over his obsession for Marilyn's classic look. "The difference between Marilyn Monroe and the early Pamela Anderson is not that great," he said, and Hef had Anna Nicole Smith recreate Marilyn's sexy subway grate scene from "The Seven Year Itch." [NUDE IMAGE FOLLOWS...]
Photo credit: Getty Images
Marilyn, however, was less excited about the nude pics that helped launch Playboy. Tape recordings from 1962 caught the star looking back at the classic photos. "I was behind in the rent and I was hungry," said the legendary sex symbol. "We just spread out some red velvet. It was very drafty."
Photo credit: Getty Images
Marilyn never sought out Hefner after Playboy published her pics, either — and, as Hefner recalled from his Hollywood home, "She was dead before I started to come out here." But now he'll be laid to rest for eternity next to his ultimate dream girl, once laughing: "Jay Leno said that for that kind of money, I should have been on top!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
