The Playboy founder, Hugh Hefner donated $900,000 giving the Trust for Public Land enough money to buy the land surrounding the famous Hollywood sign.
Developers won't be building anything near the world famous Hollywood sign -- thanks to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and other donors.
Hefner donated $900,000 to complete the $12.5 million fundraising effort by conservation group "Trust for Public Land" to protect the 138 acres behind the Hollywood sign.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday that Hefner was the final donor, calling it "the Hollywood ending we hoped for."
Hefner's gift caps a yearlong effort by conservationists to keep developers out of the area behind the sign. Aileen Getty, a billionaire daughter of oil baron J. Paul Getty, and The Tiffany and Co. Foundation earlier contributed $1 million.
My childhood dreams and fantasies came from the movies, and the images created in Hollywood had a major influence on my life and Playboy," Hefner said in a statement. "As I've said before, the Hollywood Sign is Hollywood's Eiffel Tower and I am pleased to help preserve such an important cultural landmark." The Playboy God narrates.
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