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Victor Lownes

American businessman (1928-2017) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 88

Victor Aubrey Lownes III was an executive for HMH Publishing Company Inc., later known as Playboy Enterprises, from 1955 through the early 1980s. Soon after he met Hugh Hefner in 1954, Hefner founded Playboy magazine, and Lownes eventually joined his publishing company, serving as vice president.

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Lownes was a close confidant of Hefner and gained a reputation for dating Playboy Playmates.

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Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2017 · aged 88

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