An admiring lownes later wrote , " once again , hef had seen in a matter of seconds what others might never have seen . "
欣赏赫夫纳的罗恩斯后来写道,“再一次,赫夫纳在几秒钟之内已经看到别人也许永远无法看到的。”
Hefner , known around the world by his nickname , hef , has championed sexual freedom and civil rights , published stories challenging mccarthyism and the vietnam war , and backed gay causes and the legalization of marijuana .
Noel stein ( longtime operations director for the playboy clubs ) : arnold had a place called the walton walk , and that 's where hef and vic used to go every night looking for dates-girls , you know .
The house that hef built is putting all its magazines -- from the inaugural december 1953 issue with cover girl marilyn monroe , to the current one with rock heiress lizzy jagger -- into an online searchable database .