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For those of you who don't know,
the iconic Hollywood sign was in real danger of destruction
not very long ago. Here's the story from 'The Week':
Developers were on the verge of building giant mansions behind
the "H" of the iconic Hollywood sign until
Hugh Hefner came to the rescue in April 2010. The founder
of Playboy wrote a last-minute $900,000 check that capped
a months-long, $12.5 million fundraising campaign by the Trust
for Public Land conservation group to purchase and protect
a 138-acre plot behind the sign.
"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 told the AP. In fact,
this wasn't the first time he help save the sign, which he
calls "Hollywood's Eiffel Tower." In 1978, Hefner
hosted a charity auction at the Playboy Mansion to restore
the then-dilapidated cultural landmark and create a fund for
its upkeep. At the event, Andy Williams became the honorary
owner of the sign's W, Alice Cooper got an O, Gene Autry an
L, and Hefner himself took the Y.
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