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The Playboy Mansion in the 1970s

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With Hef and the Bunnies at their heart, the wild times swung at the Playboy Mansion in the 1970s.

William Boot

Published Jan. 16 2016 12:01AM EST

galleries/2016/01/16/the-playboy-mansion-in-the-1970s/160115-playboy-mansion3_aynr4r — Paul Drinkwater/NBC Photobank, via Getty

galleries/2016/01/16/the-playboy-mansion-in-the-1970s/160115-playboy-mansion3_upztcy — Hugh Hefner with Playboy Playmates at the 25th Anniversary All-Day Saturday Playmate Reunion at the Playboy Mansion on September 8, 1979.
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galleries/2016/01/16/the-playboy-mansion-in-the-1970s/160115-playboy-mansion1_swy3at — Bill Cosby, a guest, and actress Connie Stevens attending the Fifth Annual International Bunny of the Year Awards on January 1, 1974 at the Playboy Mansion.
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galleries/2016/01/16/the-playboy-mansion-in-the-1970s/160115-playboy-mansion4_xoekte — Hugh Hefner and Sondra Theodore during the Hugh Hefner Hosts a Tennis and Crumpet Tournament, May 21, 1977 at the Playboy Mansion.
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galleries/2016/01/16/the-playboy-mansion-in-the-1970s/160115-playboy-mansion2_apgpeh — Hugh Hefner hosts Bruce Jenner at the Playboy Mansion in May 1979.
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galleries/2016/01/16/the-playboy-mansion-in-the-1970s/160115-playboy-mansion5_d3h4ze — Hugh Hefner and his girlfriend, Barbi Benton, discussing promotional artwork for Barbi's 1974 debut album 'Barbi Doll.'
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galleries/2016/01/16/the-playboy-mansion-in-the-1970s/160115-playboy-mansion7_facwb0 — Hugh Hefner attends the Playboy Tennis and Crumpet Party on May 21, 1977 at the Playboy Mansion.
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galleries/2016/01/16/the-playboy-mansion-in-the-1970s/160115-playboy-mansion6_c6klhj — Hugh Hefner celebrating Playboy Magazine's 25th Anniversary All-Day Saturday Playmate Reunion at the Playboy Mansion on September 8, 1979.
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galleries/2016/01/16/the-playboy-mansion-in-the-1970s/160115-playboy-mansion8_suwcwj — Hugh Hefner attends the Playboy Tennis and Crumpet Party on May 21, 1977 at the Playboy Mansion.
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William Boot

William Boot

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