Which American tycoon and publisher of a magazine was known for his lavish life-style that included a collection of special shape hot air balloons?
"Balloons accounted for 1,073 of the 1,553 hot air balloons registered with the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. Cameron Balloons is also famous for its special shapes, the first being Robertson's Golly, constructed in 1975. Most special shapes are made for commercial advertising, but some have been bought privately. Notable amongst these private buyers is the late Malcolm Forbes of ""Forbes"" magazine, who commissioned a number of special shapes, including Harley-Davidson motorbike, Sphinx, bust of Beethoven, French Chateau, Pagoda and Minaret. The Bedminster factory occupies three floors. Most factory space (first and second floors) is devoted to laying out the"
"Hugh Hefner Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher and life-stylist. He was founder and editor-in-chief of ""Playboy"" magazine, a revolutionary publication, aimed at a sophisticated young readership, with revealing glamour photographs and sensational articles provoking charges of obscenity. The first issue, in 1953, featuring Marilyn Monroe in her nude calendar shoot, sold over 50,000 copies. Hefner extended the brand into a world network of Playboy Clubs, as well as his own luxury mansions where the Playboy ‘playmates’ shared his wild partying life, keenly reported in the media. An advocate of sexual"
"incorporates both the Mars and Venus symbols in its design. The magazine's centerfold models are known as ""Penthouse"" Pets and customarily wear a distinctive necklace inspired by this logo. At the height of his success, Guccione, who died in 2010, was considered to be one of the richest men in the United States. In 1982 he was listed in the Forbes 400 ranking of wealthiest people.). An April 2002 ""New York Times"" article reported Guccione as saying that ""Penthouse"" grossed $3.5 billion to $4 billion over the 30-year life of the company, with net income of almost half a billion"
"Henry Luce Henry Robinson Luce (April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967) was an American magazine magnate who was called ""the most influential private citizen in the America of his day"". He launched and closely supervised a stable of magazines that transformed journalism and the reading habits of millions of Americans. ""Time"" summarized and interpreted the week's news; ""Life"" was a picture magazine of politics, culture, and society that dominated American visual perceptions in the era before television; ""Fortune"" reported on national and international business; and ""Sports Illustrated"" explored the world of sports. Counting his radio projects and newsreels, Luce"
"General compilations Anniversary collections Interview compilations Official Others Playboy Playboy is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Notable for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models (Playmates), ""Playboy"" played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI), with a presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of ""Playboy"" are published"
"William Hamilton (cartoonist) William Hamilton (June 2, 1939 – April 8, 2016) was an American cartoonist and playwright. He was most closely associated with the magazine ""The New Yorker"". Hamilton was noted for his wit and irony and for presenting his characters, most often examples of modern, affluent types, with distinctive ""ski-jump"" noses noted for a peculiar shape that has become a sort of unofficial trademark. Hamilton was born in Palo Alto, California in 1939. Hamilton grew up on the family estate Ethelwild in St. Helena, California. While he came from a moneyed family, his father was an unemployed, free-spending"
"largest selling magazines in the United States. In 1895, the name was changed to ""Collier's Weekly: An Illustrated Journal"". Collier died on April 23, 1909. His will left most of his estate to his wife and son. His estate included shares in the Rumson Polo Club, Monmouth Agricultural Fair Association, Was co-owner of Colliers Weekly, shares in the Meadow Yacht Club, shares in Kentucky Horse Show Company, Tammany Publishing Company and a life insurance policy. All his assets were liquidated and amounted to $2,890,440 (approximately $ today). His wife received a life estate and an annuity of $33,044. His son"
"Malcolm Forbes Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (19 August 1919 – 24 February 1990) was an American entrepreneur most prominently known as the publisher of ""Forbes"" magazine, founded by his father B. C. Forbes. He was known as an avid promoter of capitalism and free market trade, and for an extravagant lifestyle, spending on parties, travel, and his collection of homes, yachts, aircraft, art, motorcycles, and Fabergé eggs. Forbes was born on 19 August 1919 in Englewood, New Jersey, the son of Adelaide Mary (Stevenson) and Scottish-born financial journalist and author B. C. Forbes. He graduated from the Lawrenceville School in 1937"
"Playboy Playboy is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Notable for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models (Playmates), ""Playboy"" played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI), with a presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of ""Playboy"" are published worldwide. The magazine has a long history of"
"Kingdom (magazine) Kingdom is a quarterly magazine covering all aspects of luxury golfing lifestyle, conceived and built in association with the legendary American golfer Arnold Palmer. The magazine was first published in December 2003. The magazine is published by golf media specialists, TMC USA, and was the brainchild of publisher, Matthew Squire, and the then president of Arnold Palmer Design Company, Ed Seay. Originally conceived as an annual magazine solely for the private members of Arnold Palmer designed golf courses, ""Kingdom"" is now widely available. Averaging 200 pages in length and weighing over two pounds, it can be considered a"
"Designed by I. M. Pei, the Luce Memorial Chapel, on the campus of Tunghai University, Taiwan, was constructed in memoriam of Henry Luce's father. Henry Luce Henry Robinson Luce (April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967) was an American magazine magnate who was called ""the most influential private citizen in the America of his day"". He launched and closely supervised a stable of magazines that transformed journalism and the reading habits of millions of Americans. ""Time"" summarized and interpreted the week's news; ""Life"" was a picture magazine of politics, culture, and society that dominated American visual perceptions in the era"
"the company. The magazine grew steadily under his leadership, and he diversified into real estate sales and other ventures. One of his last projects was the magazine ""Egg"", which chronicled New York's nightlife. (The title had nothing to do with Forbes's famous Fabergé egg collection.) To honor his contribution to the magazine, Forbes won the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism in 1989. Malcolm Forbes had a lavish lifestyle, exemplified by his private ""Capitalist Tool"" Boeing 727 trijet, ever larger ""Highlander"" yachts, huge art collection, substantial collection of Harley-Davidson motorbikes, his French Chateau (Château de Balleroy in Normandy), his"
"The others were the ""Resolute"" (L-4), ""Reliance"" (L-6), ""Rainbow"" (L-7), and ""Ranger"" (L-8), Enterprise (balloon) The Enterprise was a gas inflated aerostat built by Prof. Thaddeus S. C. Lowe along with his father Clovis Lowe in 1858. It was the second balloon built by Lowe at his Hoboken, N.J. facility and named with the express approval of his wife Leontine because of the money and time they put into creating it. The ""Enterprise"" was built of the India silk, lightweight cording, and Lowe's patent (recipe kept secret) varnish which could keep the balloon envelope gassed up for as long as"
"oilfields and expanded several others. ""Diamond Glenn"" drew much attention from the national media due to his charismatic personality and his rags-to-riches story. Both loved and scorned by the media, his image formed the cultural mythos of the Texas oil millionaire: a charming, lucky, unabashed businessman. In 1949 McCarthy built the luxurious Shamrock Hotel in Houston, spending $21,000,000 for its construction. He then held what has been cited as ""Houston’s biggest party"" for the hotel's grand opening. Dozens of Hollywood celebrities, many of whom were flown into Houston Municipal Airport on a Boeing 307 Stratoliner airplane which he had recently"
"Arnold Palmer's website. Kingdom (magazine) Kingdom is a quarterly magazine covering all aspects of luxury golfing lifestyle, conceived and built in association with the legendary American golfer Arnold Palmer. The magazine was first published in December 2003. The magazine is published by golf media specialists, TMC USA, and was the brainchild of publisher, Matthew Squire, and the then president of Arnold Palmer Design Company, Ed Seay. Originally conceived as an annual magazine solely for the private members of Arnold Palmer designed golf courses, ""Kingdom"" is now widely available. Averaging 200 pages in length and weighing over two pounds, it can"
"Gene Szafran Gene Szafran (11 April 1941 – 8 January 2011) was an American artist, illustrator, and sculptor. He was known for illustrations in magazines including ""Playboy"" and ""Fortune"" and cover art for science fiction books published by Bantam and Ballantine during the 1960s to 1980s, including a series of Signet paperbacks of Robert A. Heinlein's work. Born in Hamtramck, Michigan, Szafran studied at the College for Creative Studies and Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, where he later taught, and was also an art instructor at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He and his wife Marilyn"
"Enid A. Haupt Enid Annenberg Haupt (May 13, 1906 – October 25, 2005) was an American publisher and philanthropist whose gifts supported horticulture, the arts, architectural and historic preservation, and cancer research. She has been described as ""the greatest patron American horticulture has ever known"" by Gregory Long, the president of the New York Botanical Garden. Haupt was born in Chicago to Sadie and Moses Annenberg, the Jewish founder of a publishing empire based on ""The Daily Racing Form"" and ""The Philadelphia Inquirer"". She was fourth of eight children and last surviving child (seven girls and a boy) born to"
"Harry Chandler Harry Chandler (May 17, 1864 – September 23, 1944) was an American newspaper publisher and investor who became owner of the largest real estate empire in the U.S. Harry Chandler was born in Landaff, New Hampshire to Moses K. and Emma J. (Little) Chandler. He attended Dartmouth College, and on a dare, he jumped into a vat of starch that had frozen over during winter, which led to severe pneumonia. He withdrew from Dartmouth and moved to Los Angeles for his health. In Los Angeles, while working in the fruit fields, he started a small delivery company that"
"memorial is nearby. Harry's oldest son, Norman Chandler, took charge of the ""Los Angeles Times"" after Harry's death. Chandler Boulevard, a major street in the San Fernando Valley, is named for Harry Chandler. Harry Chandler Harry Chandler (May 17, 1864 – September 23, 1944) was an American newspaper publisher and investor who became owner of the largest real estate empire in the U.S. Harry Chandler was born in Landaff, New Hampshire to Moses K. and Emma J. (Little) Chandler. He attended Dartmouth College, and on a dare, he jumped into a vat of starch that had frozen over during winter,"
"and president of the United States Petroleum Association. McCarthy avoided publicity during his later career and lived with his wife in the La Porte area near Galveston. He had four daughters and one son, Glenn Jr. He died on December 26, 1988, one day after his 81st birthday, in Houston. Glenn McCarthy Glenn Herbert McCarthy (December 25, 1907 - December 26, 1988) was an American oil tycoon. The media often referred to him as ""Diamond Glenn"" and ""The King of the Wildcatters"". McCarthy was an oil prospector and entrepreneur who owned many businesses in various sectors of the economy. McCarthy"
"to $500 million. Frank Munsey Frank Andrew Munsey (21 August 1854 – 22 December 1925) was an American newspaper and magazine publisher and author. He was born in Mercer, Maine, but spent most of his life in New York City. The village of Munsey Park, New York is named for him, along with the Munsey Building in downtown Baltimore, Maryland at the southeast corner of North Calvert Street and East Fayette Street. Munsey is credited with the idea of using new high-speed printing presses to print on inexpensive, untrimmed, pulp paper in order to mass-produce affordable (typically ten-cent) magazines. Chiefly"
"the character is a descendant of one of the brothers. Jean Piccard Jean Felix Piccard (January 28, 1884 in Basel, Switzerland – January 28, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), also known as Jean Piccard, was a Swiss-born American chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist. He invented clustered high-altitude balloons, and with his wife Jeannette, the plastic balloon. Piccard's inventions and co-inventions are used in balloon flight, aircraft and spacecraft. Piccard and Jeannette Ridlon met at the University of Chicago where he taught and she received her master's degree. They married and had three sons, John, Paul and Donald, and also had"
"they do exist proves to me that the people want them. Investigators charged that Johnson's income from vice exceeded $500,000 a year (equivalent to over $ million in ). He rode in a chauffeur-driven, $14,000 powder blue limousine, and wore expensive clothes, including a $1,200 raccoon coat. His personal trademark was a red carnation, fresh daily, worn on his lapel. At the height of his power, Johnson lived in a suite of rooms on the ninth floor of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, located on the Boardwalk. The Ritz, which opened in 1921, was where Johnson hosted many lavish parties. He was"
"and mother. However, the publisher of an unrelated men's adventure magazine, ""Stag,"" contacted Hefner and informed him it would file suit to protect their trademark if he were to launch his magazine with that name. Hefner, his wife Millie, and Sellers met to seek a new name, considering ""Top Hat"", ""Gentleman"", ""Sir'"", ""Satyr"", ""Pan"" and ""Bachelor"" before Sellers suggested ""Playboy"". The first issue, in December 1953, was undated, as Hefner was unsure there would be a second. He produced it in his Hyde Park kitchen. The first centerfold was Marilyn Monroe, although the picture used originally was taken for a"
"Vanity Fair (U.S. magazine 1913–36) Vanity Fair is an American society magazine published from 1913 to 1936. It was highly successful until the Great Depression led to its becoming unprofitable, and it was merged into ""Vogue"" in 1936. Condé Nast began his empire by purchasing the men's fashion magazine ""Dress"" in 1913. He renamed the magazine Dress and Vanity Fair and published four issues in 1913. Nast paid $3,000 for the right to use the title ""Vanity Fair"" in the United States, granted by the magazine ""The Standard and Vanity Fair"", ""the only periodical printed for the playgoer and player"","
"as well as newspaper publishing. Their dominance was known as the Second Industrial Revolution, the Gilded Age, or the Robber Baron Era. Examples of well-known business magnates in the western world include historical figures such as oilman John D. Rockefeller, automobile pioneer Henry Ford, shipping and railroad veterans Aristotle Onassis, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, and James J. Hill, steel innovator Andrew Carnegie, newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, retail merchant Sam Walton, and banker J. P. Morgan. Contemporary industrial tycoons include e-commerce entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, real estate developer Donald Trump, investor Warren Buffett, computer programmer Bill Gates, technology innovator Steve Jobs,"
"Enterprise (balloon) The Enterprise was a gas inflated aerostat built by Prof. Thaddeus S. C. Lowe along with his father Clovis Lowe in 1858. It was the second balloon built by Lowe at his Hoboken, N.J. facility and named with the express approval of his wife Leontine because of the money and time they put into creating it. The ""Enterprise"" was built of the India silk, lightweight cording, and Lowe's patent (recipe kept secret) varnish which could keep the balloon envelope gassed up for as long as two weeks. The ""Enterprise"" was one in a set of smaller balloons taken"
"he spent it and died almost broke. Hamilton married twice. He was divorced by his first wife and was survived by his second, Gussie, whom he had married the summer before his death. Charles K. Hamilton Charles Keeney Hamilton (May 30, 1885 – January 22, 1914) was an American pioneer aviator nicknamed the ""crazy man of the air"". He was, in the words of the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, ""known for his dangerous dives, spectacular crashes, extensive reconstructive surgeries, and ever present cigarette"" and was ""frequently drunk"". He survived more than 60 crashes. Hamilton was born in New Britain,"
"Jean Piccard Jean Felix Piccard (January 28, 1884 in Basel, Switzerland – January 28, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), also known as Jean Piccard, was a Swiss-born American chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist. He invented clustered high-altitude balloons, and with his wife Jeannette, the plastic balloon. Piccard's inventions and co-inventions are used in balloon flight, aircraft and spacecraft. Piccard and Jeannette Ridlon met at the University of Chicago where he taught and she received her master's degree. They married and had three sons, John, Paul and Donald, and also had foster children. Piccard was the co-pilot for his wife Jeannette"
"Institution has long been aware of the work and theories of Professor Lowe and we have found his statements scientifically sound. It is with great pleasure and satisfaction that we welcome proof of his genius. We shall follow the outcome of his plan with interest. Lowe's latest balloon, the ""City of New York"", was a massive 103-foot (31.4 m) diameter balloon with an 11½ ton (10,433 kg) lift capacity (on coke gas, 22½ ton (20,412 kg) on hydrogen), which included a 20-foot (6 m) diameter, eight-man canvas-covered gondola and a suspended lifeboat named for his wife Leontine. It was prepared"
"High Times High Times is a monthly magazine and cannabis brand with offices in Los Angeles and New York City. The magazine was founded in 1974 by Tom Forçade and the publication advocates the legalization of cannabis. The magazine has been involved in the marijuana-using counterculture since its inception. The magazine was founded in 1974 by Tom Forçade of the Underground Press Syndicate. ""High Times"" was originally meant to be a joke: a single-issue lampoon of ""Playboy"", substituting weed for sex. The magazine was at the beginning funded by drug money from the sale of illegal marijuana. But the magazine"
"specific political stance, even though individual staff members had strong political views. ""National Lampoon"" was a monthly magazine for most of its publication history. Numerous ""special editions"" were also published and sold simultaneously on newsstands. Some of the special editions were anthologies of reprinted material; others were entirely original. Additional projects included a calendar, a songbook, a collection of transfer designs for T-shirts, and a number of books. The magazine sold yellow binders with the Lampoon logo, designed to store a year's worth of issues. The original art directors were cartoonist Peter Bramley and Bill Skurski, founders of New York's"
"Rhapsody (magazine) Rhapsody is one of United Airlines' monthly in-flight magazines, along with ""Hemispheres"". It is centered around luxury consumers, being available in United's lounges and first- and business-class cabins. Currently, the magazine is published by Ink and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. ""Rhapsody"" began publishing in November 2013 and is a self-proclaimed ""luxury lifestyle and literary magazine."" As of 2016, its readers' average net worth is $2,775,000 and household income is $380,700. Typical issues of the magazine contain profiles of celebrities (the main cover feature); coverage of the facets of a luxury lifestyle, such as fine dining, fashion, and"