Talk:American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story

Book signing in LA/American Airlines Flt. 191
I really enjoyed the mini series on Playboy, the life of Hugh Hefner, and how he started his magazine empire. It was great coverage, as I remember living through most of those tough times.

The only thing that disappointed me was that the mini series failed to include a tragedy that happened in 1979. There was a book signing event in LA, Memorial weekend of that year, and on the Friday of the opening, a number of local authors and Playboy Execs, including Sheldon Wax, one of Hefners original editors boarded American Airlines Flt. 191 from Chicago to LA. The DC-10 lost an engine, and crashed 31 seconds after takeoff, killing all 271 people onboard, and two on the ground. There was to be a party at the Playboy mansion west after the opening night book event.

it was never covered nor given any mention.

Today there is a memorial remembering all the victims of the crash in a small park in Des Plaines, Illinois, including the names of the Playboy executives.

Maybe this will be included in some future followup on Playboy, and the life of Hugh Hefner.

Ed Grabowski egrab9090@yahoo.com 2601:244:8302:B840:53:CB37:CE5D:E2B (talk) 01:46, 31 January 2023 (UTC)