How Hugh Hefner Exploited Marilyn Monroe to start his Playboy Empire in 1953 Hefner, who died in 2017 at the age of 91, was laid to rest next to Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood's most famous actress.

Hugh Hefner, who launched Playboy magazine in 1953 with a nude Monroe on the first cover, was interred in the crypt to the left of the legendary sex symbol following his death at 91 in 2017.

Hefner was buried next to Marilyn Monroe's grave in a crypt he bought for $75,000 in 1992, according to Rolling Stone. Monroe graced the cover of the first Playboy magazine in 1953.

Hugh Hefner, who launched Playboy magazine in 1953 with a nude Monroe on the first cover, was interred in the crypt to the left of the legendary sex symbol following his death at 91 in 2017. The ...

Cooper Hefner is seen above with Scarlett Byrne and Pamela Anderson in 2019. Getty Images for Maddox Gallery Los Angeles Playboy Group, whose stock was as high as $50 a share in the spring of 2021 ...

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Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner poses for photos at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. The Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91.