Christie Hefner
Christie Ann Hefner was born on November 8, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois.
She lived for a short time in Chicago until her father Hugh Hefner (creator
of the world-famous Playboy empire) and her mother Mildred Williams separated.
Later, when her mother remarried, Christie and her brother David moved
to Wilmette, Illinois. There she grew up in the suburbs and graduated
from New Trier High School. She was an English major at Brandeis
University. In her junior year she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and
went on to graduate summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
English and American literature in 1974. In 1978 she became a
President's Councilor of her alma mater. After college, Christie wanted
to pursue journalism or law, but started working at Playboy as an
intermediate step. After being with the company for 5 years and moving
up to the position of Vice President. In 1988, she became Chairman &
Chief Executive Officer for Playboy Enterprises Inc., taking over from
her famous father, and created the Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award in
honor of him. Later, in 1995, she married former Illinois state senator
William A. Marovitz, real estate developer and attorney.
