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The '''Playboy magazine'''{{'}}s first issue was published in December 1953.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article5310203.ece |title=Hefner's Daughter Christie Walks Away from Playboy Enterprises |work=The Times | location=London | first=Christine | last=Seib | date=December 9, 2008 | access-date=May 22, 2010}}</ref>
The '''Playboy magazine'''{{'}}s first issue was published in December 1953.


The magazine combined some nude and semi-nude photographs of young women with articles written by highly respected writers, leading some men to joke ''"I only subscribe for the articles"''.
The magazine combined some nude and semi-nude photographs of young women with articles written by highly respected writers, leading some men to joke ''"I only subscribe for the articles"''.
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While the magazine usually contained other nude or semi-nude photographs, every month a photospread of several pages was devoted to the ''"Playmate of the month"''.  While the young women chosen were often unknown people, the playmate in the very first issue was [[Marilyn Monroe]].   
While the magazine usually contained other nude or semi-nude photographs, every month a photospread of several pages was devoted to the ''"Playmate of the month"''.  While the young women chosen were often unknown people, the playmate in the very first issue was [[Marilyn Monroe]].   


Highly respected authors who were published by ''Playboy'' include:
Highly respected authors who were published by ''Playboy'' include: [[Arthur C. Clarke]],<ref name="Watts">{{cite book|title=Mr Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream|url=https://archive.org/details/mrplayboyhughhef00watt|url-access=limited|author=Steven Watts |isbn=978-0-470-52167-0 |publisher=Wiley|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mrplayboyhughhef00watt/page/n91 80], 91,111,144,152,190|date=August 24, 2009}}</ref> [[Ian Fleming]],<ref name="Watts"/> [[Vladimir Nabokov]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Vladimir Nabokov, A Reference Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/vladimirnabokovr0000schu|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/vladimirnabokovr0000schu/page/61 61]|author=Samuel Schuman |year=1979 |isbn=9780816181346}}</ref> [[Saul Bellow]], [[Chuck Palahniuk]], [[P. G. Wodehouse]],<ref name="Watts"/> [[Roald Dahl]],<ref>{{cite news|title=11 great authors who wrote for Hugh Hefner's Playboy|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41426419|publisher=BBC|date=September 28, 2017}}</ref> [[Haruki Murakami]], and [[Margaret Atwood]].<ref name="Watts"/>
 
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Revision as of 08:03, 13 February 2024

The Playboy magazine's first issue was published in December 1953.

The magazine combined some nude and semi-nude photographs of young women with articles written by highly respected writers, leading some men to joke "I only subscribe for the articles".

While the magazine usually contained other nude or semi-nude photographs, every month a photospread of several pages was devoted to the "Playmate of the month". While the young women chosen were often unknown people, the playmate in the very first issue was Marilyn Monroe.

Highly respected authors who were published by Playboy include: Arthur C. Clarke,[1] Ian Fleming,[1] Vladimir Nabokov,[2] Saul Bellow, Chuck Palahniuk, P. G. Wodehouse,[1] Roald Dahl,[3] Haruki Murakami, and Margaret Atwood.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Steven Watts (August 24, 2009). Mr Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream. Wiley, 80, 91,111,144,152,190. ISBN 978-0-470-52167-0. 
  2. Samuel Schuman (1979). Vladimir Nabokov, A Reference Guide. ISBN 9780816181346. 
  3. 11 great authors who wrote for Hugh Hefner's Playboy, BBC, September 28, 2017.