shared his partying lifestyle, fueling media interest.

Early life and education

Hefner was born on April 9, 1926, in Chicago, the first child of accountant Glenn Lucius Hefner (1896-1976) and his wife Grace Caroline (Swanson) Hefner (1895-1997) who worked as a teacher. His parents were from Nebraska. He had a younger brother named Keith (1929-2016). His mother was of Swedish ancestry, and his father was German and English.

Hefner was a descendant of Plymouth

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