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Marilyn Monroe's Crypt with a fresh red rose at Westwood Memorial Park on March 2, 2012. 2012 is the 50th anniversary of Monroe's death on 5th of August 1962. File photo credit: Sehenswerk via Shutterstock.

Tomb near Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner up at auction

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

This undated image provided by Julien's Auctions shows the typewriter that Hugh Hefner used in college. It was the top-selling item at an auction of the Playboy magazine founder’s possessions. (Julien's Auctions via AP)

Hugh Hefner’s college typewriter scores $162K at auction

Associated Press

FILE - In this April 7, 2006 file photo, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner poses at the Playboy Mansion in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles. Norman Lear, Cindy Crawford, Berry Gordy, Kim Basinger, Bill Maher and the Rev. Jesse Jackson are among the stars offering tributes to Hefner in a special edition of Playboy hitting newsstands this week. &quot;Celebrating Hef&quot; chronicles the Playboy magazine founder's life in words and photos, with the celebrity essays highlighting Hefner's support for civil rights and first-amendment freedoms. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)

Lear, Gordy, Basinger offer Hefner tributes in special issue

Associated Press

In this combination photo of images released by Playboy, Marilyn Monroe appears on the cover of the December 1953 issue, top row from left, Janet Pilgrim appears on the cover of the July 1955 issue, Donna Michelle appears on the cover of the May 1964 issue, Turid Lundberg appears on the cover of the June 1965 issue, and bottom row from left, Barbi Benton appears on the cover of the July 1969 issue, Anna Nicole Smith appears on the cover of the June 1993 issue, Jenny McCarthy appears on the cover of the January 2005 issue and Pamela Anderson appears on the cover of the January/February 2016 issue. (Playboy via AP) **FILE**

When it came to nudes, Playboy changed and stayed the same

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 1969, file photo, Hugh Hefner, publisher and owner of Playboy Magazine, and his girlfriend Barbara Benton, 19-year-old coed turned actress, are surrounded by Bunny Girls at the Playboy Club in London. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/FIle)

One man’s Playboy: Encounters with Hefner through the years

By JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press

Author Kathryn Leigh Scott, a former Playboy bunny at the New York club, appears at her home in New York on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Scott trained at the club in January 1963, at age 19. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner died Wednesday, Sept. 27 at age 91. (AP Photo/John Carucci)

Was Hefner oppressor or liberator? Women debate his legacy

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press

FILE - This May 11, 2016 file photo shows the pool area at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. Hugh Hefner bought the Holmby Hills property in 1971 and turned it into the epicenter of his growing magazine and lifestyle enterprise. A neighbor bought the property for $100 million in 2016 with the stipulation that Hefner could live the rest of his years there. He died Wednesday at 91. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)

The Playboy Mansion played a starring role in Hef’s mystique

By SANDY COHEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 14, 1999 file photo, Playboy founder and editor in chief Hugh Hefner receives kisses from Playboy playmates during the 52nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)

Hugh Hefner, leader of the sexual revolution, dies at 91

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 7, 1977, file photo, Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner talks about his coming late night TV show, Playboys Playmate Party, Los Angeles. Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/George Brich, File)

Quotes from the life of the late Hugh Hefner

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2008 file photo, Holly Madison, from left, Hugh Hefner, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinson arrive at the premiere of &quot;The House Bunny&quot; in Los Angeles. Playboy founder Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimedia empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television, symbolized by bow-tied women in bunny costumes, has died at age 91. Hefner died of natural causes at his home surrounded by family Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, Playboy said in a statement. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Stars, former Playmates react to death of Hugh Hefner

Associated Press

Author Kathryn Leigh Scott, a former Playboy bunny at the New York club, appears at her home in New York on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Scott trained at the club in January 1963, at age 19. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner died Wednesday, Sept. 27 at age 91. (AP Photo/John Carucci)

Was Hefner oppressor or liberator? Women debate his legacy

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press

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By The Associated Press - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Goodbye, Hugh

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

This Oct. 13, 2011, file photo shows American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises Hugh Hefner at his home at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Kristian Dowling) ** FILE **

Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy, has died; he was 91

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

This image released by Amazon Prime shows Matt Whelan as a young Hugh Hefner in “American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story,” premiering on Amazon Prime on Friday. (Matt Klitschert/Amazon Prime via AP)

Hugh Hefner skips party celebrating his new Amazon series

By SANDY COHEN - Associated Press