Hugh Hefner and the Hollywood Sign
Created | Updated Sep 6, 2010
One is a weather-beaten but still potent two-dimensional symbol of the American Dream and the other is, well, arguably another one. But something links Playboy publishing magnate Hugh Hefner with the Hollywood sign, which has sat atop the Hollywood Hills like a beacon for every wannabe arriving in Los Angeles' movie-making mecca since 1949, beyond that cheap jibe.