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Reddit mentions of Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream
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I'm traveling so don't have access to my office books, but interested readers will want to consult two widely available books:
-David Halberstam's The Fifties (1994) includes a chapter on Hugh Heffner and Marilyn Monroe that provides a fair amount of background on Heff and the rise of Playboy, including its reception. The book has been criticized for its interpretations in some quarters but the Playboy chapter is solid in my opinion.
-Steven Watts Mr Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream (2009) is a more complete and well-researched biography of Heffner. It covers the story of the magazine's creation and reception well.
Unfortunately I am not aware of an article-length treatment of the topic, though there are many newspaper and magazine stories on the magazine from the 1950s/1960s. Watts cites many of them for those interested in tracking them down.
I recommend the biography Mr. Playboy - a fascinating account of Hefner's life and his impact on social issues such as women's rights, civil rights and gay rights.