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.
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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The Trust for Public Land tried everything to raise the $12.5 million needed to purchase the land behind the Hollywood sign from developers.
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