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Hugh Hefner, editor-in-chief and publisher of Playboy magazine, and founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises, has died. Hefner was also a political activist and philanthropist in several causes and public issues. He was photographed by Yousuf Karsh in 1970.